H.R. 7566: COVS Act
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H.R. 7566: COVS Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-09 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
COVS Act
Plain summary
Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2020 or the COVS Act This bill allows federal agencies to directly transfer surplus computers and related technology to refurbishers for eventual distribution to schools, veterans, seniors, and other specified populations in need. The General Services Administration (GSA) may also transfer property it receives from other agencies to refurbishers for such purposes. 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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · 22 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7566.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7566 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116