House Bill 7065
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To require States to certify a process for distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7065
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
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.
June 1, 2020
06/01/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
06/01/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:01 PM