Bill Summary
The State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act is a bill that aims to amend Title VI of the Social Security Act. This amendment would expand the ways in which the Coronavirus Relief Fund can be used. The bill states that states, tribal governments, and local governments must use the funds to cover necessary expenses related to the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These expenses must not have been accounted for in the government's budget prior to the enactment of this bill and must have been incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020. Alternatively, the funds can also be used to reduce budget deficits caused by a loss of revenue during this same time period.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could potentially benefit people by allowing states and local governments to use funds from the Coronavirus Relief Fund for necessary expenditures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This could include things like funding for healthcare services, personal protective equipment, and other resources to help combat the spread of the virus.
2. On the other hand, this legislation could also limit the use of these funds to only cover costs that were not accounted for in the budget prior to the pandemic. This could potentially prevent states and local governments from using the funds to address other issues or fulfill other budgetary needs.
3. The bill's requirement for funds to be used by a certain deadline (December 30, 2020) could also affect people, as it may limit the ability for states and local governments to use these funds for long-term recovery efforts. This could potentially leave them with fewer resources to address ongoing challenges related to the pandemic.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6508 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6508
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible
use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
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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
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A BILL
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible
use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
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 ``State Operations Stabilization (SOS)
Act''.
SEC. 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.''.
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