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Coronavirus Assistance for States Act

Introduced: April 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Apr 7, 2020
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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.
What's happening now April 7, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6592 Related bill Coronavirus Relief for States Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 10, 2020
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 10, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6468: Coronavirus Assistance for States Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6468/
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"H.R. 6468: Coronavirus Assistance for States Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6468/.
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H.R. 6468, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6468/.
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