Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020
Latest action · May 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020
This bill expands the permissible uses of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
Specifically, the bill authorizes a state, tribal government, or unit of local government to use funds (1) to offset revenue shortfalls that occurred between March 1 and December 30, 2020, related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, or (2) for COVID-19-related costs or revenue shortfalls of units of local government too small to qualify for direct funding.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2020 to May 22, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 1, 2020 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 12, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2020Introduced in House
- May 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 82, May 1, 2020, page H1972.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6508 | State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2020 |
| HR 7094 | Flexibility for States and Localities Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
