SMART Act
Latest action · May 19, 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 19, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Municipal Assistance for Response and Transition Act or the SMART Act
This bill provides $500 billion for a Coronavirus Local Community Stabilization Fund to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state, local, and tribal budgets. The bill also expands the uses of payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
The bill allows a jurisdiction to use funding from the Coronavirus Local Community Stabilization Fund or Coronavirus Relief Fund for (1) necessary expenditures related to COVID-19 that were not accounted for in the jurisdiction's budget, including the nonfederal share contribution requirement for disaster or emergency assistance; or (2) expenditures the jurisdiction would otherwise be unable to make because of decreased or delayed revenues. Funding from the Coronavirus Local Community Stabilization Fund may be used for expenditures through 2022.
The bill (1) reserves specified funds for payments to tribal governments; (2) apportions funds to states based on population, infected population, and revenue lost; (3) provides for payments to counties and municipalities based on lost revenue.
The bill conditions funding on each state agreeing to fair and equitable budgeting based on need.
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury may use amounts appropriated to carry out oversight and recoupment activities under this bill.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2020 to Oct 13, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | May 19, 2020 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 27, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 27, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Oct 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2020Introduced in House
- May 19, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3752 | SMART Act | Identical bill | Jun 2, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Income tax rates
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- State and local taxation
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2020Introduced in House
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