State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act

Bill: 116-hr-6508
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2020-04-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes a state, tribal government, or unit of local government to use funds made available under the Coronavirus Relief Fund to reduce a budget deficit of such government that occurred due to a loss of revenue related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6508 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2020 Mr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Ryan , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Soto , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Neguse , Mr. Trone , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Haaland , Ms. Omar , and Ms. DeLauro ) 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 expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act . 2. Expansion of permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund Section 601(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), is amended to read as follows: (d) Use of funds A State, Tribal government, and unit of local government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section— (1) to cover those costs of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government that— (A) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); (B) were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of the date of enactment of this section for the State or government; and (C) were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020; or (2) to reduce a budget deficit of the State or government that occurred with respect to such period due to a loss of revenue related to such public health emergency. .