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Transparency in COVID–19 Expenditures Act

Introduced: October 21, 2021 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Transparency in COVID-19 Expenditures Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit certain funding that was provided to address COVID-19.

Specifically, the GAO must audit and report on the use of funding provided by

  • the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020;
  • the Families First Coronavirus Response Act;
  • the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act);
  • the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act;
  • Divisions M and N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and
  • the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
What's happening now October 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2851 Identical bill Transparency in COVID–19 Expenditures Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 9
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Roy, Chip
Texas · Oct 25, 2021
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Oct 21, 2021
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 21, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Oct 21, 2021
Gohmert, Louie
· Oct 21, 2021
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Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 21, 2021
LaTurner, Jake
· Oct 21, 2021
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Oct 21, 2021
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Oct 21, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 21, 2021
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5672: Transparency in COVID–19 Expenditures Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5672/
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"H.R. 5672: Transparency in COVID–19 Expenditures Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5672/.
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H.R. 5672, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5672/.
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