Where’s our Money Going Act

Bill: 117-hr-3714
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-06-04
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Congressional oversight

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Where's our Money Going Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill requires each state or local government that received COVID-19 relief funding or funding under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to submit a report to Congress detailing the amounts received and how such funds were spent. The report shall be made publicly available on a state or local government website.</p> <p>Failure to comply shall make the state or local government liable to the federal government for the repayment of any such funds received and shall make such government ineligible for any future COVID-19 relief funds.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2021 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require recipients of coronavirus relief funding to publicly disclose how such funds were spent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Where’s our Money Going Act . 2. Accountability for coronavirus relief spending (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, each State or local government that received funding under any law specified in subsection (c) shall submit a report to Congress detailing the funding amounts received and a description of how such funds were spent. Such report shall be made publicly available on a State or local government website. (b) Enforcement Any State or local government that fails to comply with the requirement in subsection (a) shall be liable to the Federal Government for the repayment of any such funds received and shall be ineligible for any future coronavirus relief funding otherwise made available after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Applicable laws The laws specified under this subsection are the following: (1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020. (2) The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. (3) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. (4) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.