HRES-935 : Still Just a Bill


This resolution establishes the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform to investigate, study, and report to the House of Representatives on its findings, including

  • the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) crisis;
  • reports of abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis;
  • the implementation or effectiveness of any federal law applied, enacted, or under consideration to address the coronavirus crisis and prepare for future pandemics;
  • preparedness for and response to the coronavirus crisis;
  • the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on individuals, communities, small businesses, health care providers, states, and local government entities;
  • any disparate impacts of the coronavirus crisis on different communities and populations and the measures taken to address the disparate impacts;
  • executive branch policies, deliberations, decisions, activities, and internal and external communications related to the coronavirus crisis;
  • the protection of whistleblowers who provide information about improper activities related to the coronavirus crisis; and
  • cooperation by the executive branch and others with Congress, the Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, and others in connection with oversight of the preparedness for and response to the coronavirus crisis.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-04-23FloorPursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 938, H. Res. 935 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H1953-1954; text: CR H1953-1954)House floor actions
2020-04-23FloorRule H. Res. 938 passed House.House floor actions
2020-04-23FloorRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 938 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 935 with 1 hour of general debate.House floor actions
2020-04-22IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Rules.House floor actions
2020-04-22IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

James P. McGovern [D] (MA-2)
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Policy Area :

Congress
Related Subjects
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional agencies
  • Congressional committees
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Congressional operations and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Inflation and prices
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Minority health
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Small business
  • State and local government operations
  • Strategic materials and reserves
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Related Organizations
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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