To require States to certify a process for distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments.
Latest action · Jun 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.
- IntroducedJun 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires states to certify a process for distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments.
Specifically, each state that received such funds shall provide the Department of the Treasury, by June 12, 2020, with a certification that the state has in effect a procedure to distribute the funds to units of local government, including a detailed description of such procedure.
If a state fails to comply with this requirement, 25% of such payment shall be booked as a debt owed to the federal government.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2020 to Jul 27, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Jul 27, 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 Jun 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 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. 101, June 1, 2020, page H2363.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require States to certify a process for distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 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.
