# 116-hr-7557: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

116-hr-7557, To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7557
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill extends through December 30, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7557)

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- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7557 (as of 2025-11-18).