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HR 6831 116th Congress House Congress Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Infectious and parasitic diseases

To amend the CARES Act to authorize the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 12, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress in addition to its required reports. The commission oversees and reports on the use of specific taxpayer funds to provide economic stability as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

What's happening now May 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6831: To amend the CARES Act to authorize the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6831/
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"H.R. 6831: To amend the CARES Act to authorize the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6831/.
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H.R. 6831, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6831/.
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[H.R. 6831: To amend the CARES Act to authorize the Congressional Oversight Commission to submit discretionary reports to Congress, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6831/)
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