LOCAL Act

Bill: 116-hr-7854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2020-07-29
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Leveraging Options for Counties And Localities Act or the LOCAL Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through December 31, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2020 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Dean ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period with respect to which amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund may be expended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leveraging Options for Counties And Localities Act or the LOCAL Act . 2. Extension Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3) ) is amended by striking December 30, 2020 and inserting December 31, 2021 .