This bill provides states, tribal governments, and local governments with added spending discretion for part of their Coronavirus Relief Fund payment. Currently, payments from the fund may only be used to cover certain costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill allows each state, tribal government, and unit of local government to use up to 25% of the amount paid to it for any purpose, including for expenditures to satisfy a nonfederal share requirement for any aid, assistance, grant, or other financial relief provided by the federal government.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Government Operations and Politics
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal-Indian relationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsState and local financeState and local government operations
A bill to provide States, Tribal governments, and local governments with spending discretion for part of their Coronavirus Relief Fund payment.
USA116th CongressS-3682| Senate
| Updated: 5/11/2020
This bill provides states, tribal governments, and local governments with added spending discretion for part of their Coronavirus Relief Fund payment. Currently, payments from the fund may only be used to cover certain costs that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill allows each state, tribal government, and unit of local government to use up to 25% of the amount paid to it for any purpose, including for expenditures to satisfy a nonfederal share requirement for any aid, assistance, grant, or other financial relief provided by the federal government.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal-Indian relationsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsState and local financeState and local government operations