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S. 3751 116th Congress Senate

Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend the CARES Act to provide the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery with additional personnel authorities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2020 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringFederal officials
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 18, 2020
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 Latest action May 18, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020

This bill expands the hiring authority of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, which was created to oversee loan programs and other forms of financial assistance related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic that are administered by the Department of the Treasury.

Specifically, the bill allows the office to exercise, for up to six months, the expedited hiring authorities that are afforded to temporary organizations. The office may also hire up to 25 retired governmental employees; such retirees may continue to receive their pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 23, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 18, 2020
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 18, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 18, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3751: Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3751/
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