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H.R. 7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

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H.R. 7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

Plain summary

Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants and other forms of emergency assistance to certain providers of transportation services that have experienced a significant revenue loss as a direct or indirect result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Treasury must ensure equal access to the assistance for small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. As a condition of receipt of assistance, Treasury must require that a provider of transportation services agree to (1) use the funds, on a priority basis, to maintain through December 31, 2020, pay, paid administrative leave, and benefits to all employees after making any adjustments required for retirement or voluntary employee separation; and (2) recall or rehire any employee laid off, furloughed, or terminated because of reduced service as a result of COVID-19, to the extent warranted by increased service levels.

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Official text

Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] · 271 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Chris Pappas (D-NH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ed Case (D-HI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Angie Craig (D-MN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 211 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7642 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116