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15 U.S.C. 9042: Emergency relief and taxpayer protections

Created in 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" or the "CARES Act (Public Law 116-136). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 9009a, 15 U.S.C. 9043, 15 U.S.C. 9044, 15 U.S.C. 9053, 15 U.S.C. 9054.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–328 substituted "61,000,000" for "$100,000,000" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (f)

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1003(b)(1)(A), substituted "$0" for "$500,000,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1003(b)(1)(B)(i), substituted "0" for "25,000,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1003(b)(1)(B)(ii), substituted "0" for "$4,000,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1003(b)(1)(B)(iii), substituted "0" for "$17,000,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1003(b)(1)(B)(iv), substituted "$0" for "$454,000,000,000" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §1004, substituted "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts" for "Amounts" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.