House Bill 6468
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Coronavirus Assistance for States Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6468
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Coronavirus Assistance for States Act
This bill provides $332 billion to states and tribal governments affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for FY2020.
Such funds shall be paid to each state and tribal government within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The amount of the payment is proportional to population.
A state or tribal government shall use the funds provided to cover those costs of such government that
- are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency,
- replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, or
- contribute to the economic recovery of the state or tribe from such crisis.
April 7, 2020
04/07/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
04/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:16 PM