Transparency in COVID–19 Expenditures Act

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics, Accounting and auditing, Appropriations, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Emergency medical services and trauma care, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government studies and investigations, Health programs administration and funding, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Small business, State and local finance, State and local government operations, Unemployment

Summary:  <p><strong>Transparency in COVID-19 Expenditures Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit certain funding that was provided to address COVID-19.</p> <p>Specifically, the GAO must audit and report on the use of funding provided by</p> <ul> <li>the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020;</li> <li>the Families First Coronavirus Response Act;</li> <li> the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); </li> <li>the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; </li> <li>Divisions M and N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and </li> <li>the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.</li> </ul>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 348

            To require an audit of COVID-19 relief funding.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2023

 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
   Issa, and Mr. LaTurner) introduced the following bill; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
            To require an audit of COVID-19 relief funding.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in COVID-19 
Expenditures Act''.

SEC. 2. COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING AUDIT.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an audit of the use of all funding provided by the legislation 
described in subsection (b) and submit a report on the findings of such 
audit to Congress.
    (b) Legislation.--The legislation described in this subsection 
includes the following:
            (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-123).
            (2) The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 
        116-127).
            (3) The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
        (Public Law 116-136).
            (4) The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
        Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139).
            (5) Divisions M and N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
        Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
            (6) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-
        2).
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