Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act
This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through March 31, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 21, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 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 Jul 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 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. 126, July 16, 2020, page H3090.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4494 | State and Local Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension Act | Related bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
| S 4775 | Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act | Related bill | Oct 1, 2020 |
| S 4898 | A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period during which States, Indian Tribes, and local governments may use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. | Related bill | Nov 16, 2020 |
| HR 7854 | LOCAL Act | Related bill | Jul 29, 2020 |
| HR 8318 | To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund. | Related bill | Sep 18, 2020 |
| HR 8742 | To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund. | Related bill | Nov 12, 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 extend the permissible use of funds timeframe under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 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.
