# 117-hr-3544: COVS Act

117-hr-3544, COVS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3544
- Congress: 117
- Title: COVS Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
- Introduced: 2021-05-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2021 or the COVS Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to quarterly transfer surplus computers and related technology to nonprofit refurbishers for eventual distribution to (1) schools, veterans, seniors, and other specified populations in need; and (2) state and local agencies for donation to nonprofit and public entities. Currently, the GSA operates the Computers for Learning Program, which distributes surplus computers and related technology from federal agencies to schools and educational nonprofits; the program does not allow property to be transferred directly to refurbishers.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act
- 117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022
- 117-hconres-44: Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

## Sources
- [117-hr-3544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3544)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8736)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hconres-44: Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-44)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3544 (as of 2025-11-18).