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LOCAL Act

Introduced: October 9, 2020 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jul 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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Leveraging Options for Counties And Localities Act or the LOCAL Act

This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through December 31, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.

What's happening now July 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 7631 Related bill Coronavirus Relief Fund Local Government Flexibility Act
  • S 4494 Related bill State and Local Coronavirus Relief Fund Extension Act
  • S 4775 Related bill Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
  • HR 8742 Related bill To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
  • S 4898 Related bill A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period during which States, Indian Tribes, and local …
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 14, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 9, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 20, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 16, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Oct 9, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7854: LOCAL Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7854/
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"H.R. 7854: LOCAL Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7854/.
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H.R. 7854, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7854/.
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