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S68Reported by Committee

Complete COVID Collections Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA · Senator
Votes with party: 75.4% (840 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/E000295

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

6 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.

2025-02-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipReported By · 2025-02-10

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipMarkup By · 2025-02-05
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipReferred To · 2025-01-09

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would establish procedures for collecting unpaid debts related to COVID-19 relief programs, allowing the government to recover funds that were improperly distributed or misused during the pandemic. This would affect businesses and individuals who received pandemic assistance but may have been ineligible or failed to repay loans as required. The bill aims to recoup taxpayer money while clarifying the rules for how these collections should be handled.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Commerce
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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