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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 88 

Requesting that the President transmit to the Senate not later than 14 

days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in 

the possession of the President relating to the amount of funding previously enacted under certain public laws and currently unspent. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2021 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Ms. ERNST, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. YOUNG, 

Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. ROUNDS, and 

Mr. HOEVEN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Requesting that the President transmit to the Senate not 

later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of 

this resolution documents in the possession of the President relating to the amount of funding previously enacted 

under certain public laws and currently unspent. 

Whereas the national debt of the United States is 

$27,900,000,000,000; 

Whereas this represents $223,441 in debt per taxpayer; 

Where Congress appropriated over $4,000,000,000,000 on a 

bipartisan basis to address COVID–19 during 2020; 


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•SRES 88 IS 

Whereas Congress passed additional COVID–19 relief legislation as part of the bipartisan-bicameral omnibus COVID– 

19 relief deal on December 21, 2020; 

Whereas the latest reports from the Congressional Budget 

Office indicate that a substantial portion of funds previously allocated remain unspent; 

Whereas Congress needs reliable information on unspent 

funds before it should consider allocating additional dollars; 

Whereas, according to Center for a Responsible Federal 

Budget, the proposed American Rescue Plan allocates 

less than 10 percent of its total funding to directly combat COVID–19 needs; 

Whereas, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the 

level of spending in the proposed American Rescue Plan 

is at least 3 times the size of the output shortfall in our 

economy, which will lead to higher inflation; and 

Whereas, almost half of the American Rescue Plan would not 

be spent until fiscal year 2022 or later, with at least 

$140,000,000,000 not being spent until fiscal year 2024 

or later: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the President is requested to transmit 

2 to the Senate not later than 14 days after the date of 

3 the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession 

4 of the President relating to the amount of funding pre5 viously enacted and currently unspent provided under the 

6 following laws: 


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•SRES 88 IS 

1 (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Re2 sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 

3 (Public Law 116–123). 

4 (2) The Families First Coronavirus Response 

5 Act (Public Law 116–127). 

6 (3) The CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 

7 (4) The Paycheck Protection Program and 

8 Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 

9 139). 

10 (5) Division N (relating to additional 

11 coronavirus response and relief) of the Consolidated 

12 Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 

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