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To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief…

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To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief funds made available by the CARES Act are obligated, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2021 Introduced by: Mace, Nancy Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits a state, territorial, tribal, or local government from obligating any COVID-19 relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until such government obligates all its relief funds made available by the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act).

What's happening now April 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2736: To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief funds made available by the CARES Act are obligated, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2736/
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"H.R. 2736: To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief funds made available by the CARES Act are obligated, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2736/.
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H.R. 2736, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2736/.
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[H.R. 2736: To amend the Social Security Act to prohibit State and local governments from obligating any coronavirus relief funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 until all coronavirus relief funds made available by the CARES Act are obligated, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2736/)
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