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To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to…

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To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to such relief.

Introduced: May 13, 2020 Introduced by: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board from waiving requirements related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) economic aid. Businesses receiving this aid must comply with compensation limits, bans on stock buybacks, and prohibitions on payment of stock dividends, among other requirements.

What's happening now May 13, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 26, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6852: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to such relief.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6852/
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"H.R. 6852: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to such relief.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6852/.
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H.R. 6852, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6852/.
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[H.R. 6852: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections related to such relief.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6852/)
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