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S 3608 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal-Indian relations Infectious and parasitic diseases State and local finance State and local government operations

Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility for State and Local Government Act

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,581 Kennedy, John In the nature of a substitute. Pending May 7, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility for State and Local Government Act

This bill gives states, Native American tribes, and municipalities more flexibility in the use of funds provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Specifically, the bill permits states, tribes, and municipalities to use such funds for operating expenses not related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such funds shall remain available until expended.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 20, 2020
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 18, 2020
McSally, Martha
· May 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3608: Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility for State and Local Government Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3608/
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