Stop Appropriations for Obsequy Costs Act

H.R. 5765 · 117th Congress · Oct 28, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for funeral expenses related to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Stop Appropriations for Obsequy Costs Act” or the “Stop AOC Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibiting use of Federal funds for funeral expenses related to COVID–19

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 4006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and section 408(e)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), Federal funds may not be used to provide financial assistance to an individual or household for funeral expenses if the eligibility for such assistance is derived from a cause of death related to COVID–19.

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Oct 28, 2021viewing Introduced in House Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Stop Appropriations for Obsequy Costs Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Prohibiting use of Federal funds for funeral expenses related to COVID–19

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