Leave Local Government Alone Act of 2020

Leave Local Government Alone Act of 2020

This bill prohibits states or local governments from recovering any Coronavirus Relief Funds paid to a local government.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8090

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide a limitation on 
           the recoupment of Coronavirus Relief Fund amounts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 22, 2020

  Mr. Curtis 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 provide a limitation on 
           the recoupment of Coronavirus Relief Fund amounts.

    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 ``Leave Local Government Alone Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RECOUPMENT OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 601(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 801(f)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
no case is a State or unit of local government authorized to recover 
any amount provided under a payment made under this section from any 
unit of local government.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to payments under section 601 of the Social Security 
Act made before or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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