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Today, Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, (PRAC) announced the release of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) data. The PRF data shows payments to health care providers adversely affected by the pandemic and previously was available only on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.

Today, Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) announced the public release of an updated dataset of Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) spending by states, eligible local governments, Tribal governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.

Earlier this year, the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) sought a legal opinion from the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) to determine whether SIGPR’s oversight jurisdiction extended to two programs created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) over which the Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury (Treasury OIG) was already conducting oversight.

Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), announced the release of the PRAC’s Semiannual Report to Congress. The report covers the period from October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides an additional $1.9 trillion in pandemic response and relief funding.

The enactment of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) adds to the important independent oversight responsibilities of the PRAC and its member Inspectors General.