1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Congressional Oversight Provisions in P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Ben Wilhelm Analyst in Government Organization and Management March 24, 2020 President Donald Trump signed P.L. 116-127 (H.R.
2、6201), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, on March 18, 2020. The act provides supplemental appropriations for nutrition assistance programs and public health services and authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to implement tax credits for paid emergency sick leave and expanded family medi
3、cal leave that the act requires certain employers to provide. In addition, the law adjusts the unemployment insurance program to waive temporarily certain eligibility requirements and provide more federal financial support to the states. P.L. 116-127 is the second supplemental appropriation enacted
4、that specifically addresses the COVID-19 pandemic following the enactment of P.L. 116-123 (H.R. 6074) on March 6, 2020. As was the case for P.L. 116-123, P.L. 116-127 includes oversight provisions designed to support Congresss ability to monitor and evaluate the executive branchs implementation of t