Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Intergovernmental relations

Property tax

Sales and excise taxes

Securities

State and local finance

State and local taxation

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill expands the permissible uses of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes a state, tribal government, or unit of local government to use funds (1) to offset revenue shortfalls that occurred between March 1 and December 30, 2020, related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, or (2) for COVID-19-related costs or revenue shortfalls of units of local government too small to qualify for direct funding.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2020 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Crawford , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Crow , Mr. Cisneros , Mrs. Luria , and Ms. Sherrill ) 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 Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020 . 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 (or of any other unit of local government with a population not greater than 500,000 within such 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 offset revenue shortfalls of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government (or of any other unit of local government with a population not greater than 500,000 within such State, Tribal government, or unit of local government) that occurred due to such public health emergency during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020, including shortfalls in— (A) taxes collected, including income tax, property tax, sales and use tax, restaurant tax, hotel tax, occupation tax, motor vehicle fuel tax, rental car tax, and payments in lieu of tax; (B) charges, rents, royalties, and fees, including utility fees, franchise fees, license fees, and permit fees; (C) intergovernmental transfers; and (D) dedicated revenue streams pledged for bond payments. .