HR 8331 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Accountability for CARES Act of 2020

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 21, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 21, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Accountability for CARES Act of 2020

This bill prohibits funds appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from going to an entity owned by, controlled by, or under the influence of (1) the government of China, (2) the Chinese Communist Party, or (3) an entity domiciled in China. The Department of the Treasury shall recover funds appropriated under the CARES Act that were previously provided to such an entity.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 21, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalSep 21, 2020
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalSep 21, 2020
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 21, 2020
R-FLRoss SpanoOriginalSep 21, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Sep 21, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2020Introduced in House

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