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H.R. 4968: Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act

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H.R. 4968: Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act

Plain summary

Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act This bill prohibits certain elected officials from receiving premium pay as eligible workers through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Eligible workers means those workers needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional sectors as each governor of a state or territory, or each tribal government, may designate as critical to protect the health and well-being of the residents of their state, territory, or tribal government. The bill makes an exception for an elected official who performs other work during the COVID-19 public health emergency that is unrelated to the elected official's duties.

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Official text

Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] reported raising $2.1 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-cong117-hr4968 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117