# 116-hr-6592: Coronavirus Relief for States Act

116-hr-6592, Coronavirus Relief for States Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6592
- Congress: 116
- Title: Coronavirus Relief for States Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Coronavirus Relief for States Act This bill provides $500 billion to states and tribal governments affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for FY2020. Such funds shall be paid to each state and tribal government within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The amount of the payment is proportional to population. A state or tribal government shall use the funds provided to cover those costs of such government that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency, replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, or contribute to the economic recovery of the state or tribe from such crisis.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6592 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6592)

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