# 117-hr-7286: CEASE Act

117-hr-7286, CEASE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7286
- Congress: 117
- Title: CEASE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-03-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Excess Accountability and Surplus Expenditures Act or the CEASE Act This bill establishes the COVID-19 Funding Accountability Commission. The commission terminates after it reports on spending by the federal government related to relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the total amount of money (1) spent by the government on such relief, and (2) designated by the government for such relief that has been unspent as of enactment of this bill.

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- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
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## Sources
- [117-hr-7286 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7286)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-8260: Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7286 (as of 2025-11-18).