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H.R. 1556 117th Congress House

End Lockdowns Now Act

Official title: To require State and local governments to establish reopening plans as a condition of receiving funding under title VI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Dan Crenshaw Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Lockdowns Now Act

This bill prohibits federal lockdowns and requires recipients of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) recovery aid to provide a reopening plan to the Department of the Treasury.

Specifically, the reopening plan must include a detailed description of how the recipient plans to reopen schools for in-person learning, remove restrictions on business activity, lift restrictions on religious services and other social gatherings, and assist families and small businesses in economic recovery. The plan shall include a description of how the reopening plan was developed and the steps that were taken to include input from local small businesses and the public.

The bill provides for the recovery of funds by the federal government if the Treasury Office of Inspector General determines that a recipient has failed to comply with this bill's requirements.

Neither the President nor any executive branch official shall take any action to issue a blanket ban on interstate travel or impose a national lockdown order or nationwide quarantine.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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Lesko, Debbie
· Apr 1, 2021
Gaetz, Matt
· Mar 18, 2021
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: End Lockdowns Now Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1556/
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"H.R. 1556: End Lockdowns Now Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1556/.
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H.R. 1556, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1556/.
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