A group of Democrats seeking stronger oversight of coronavirus relief programs is introducing a new bill to force companies to report how they're using the funds.
relief programs is introducing a new bill to force companies to publicly report how they're using the funds, and to beef up the oversight of the small business aid program., D-Mass., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the proposal would strengthen some of the key watchdog provisions in the original $2.3 trillion CARES Act, according to a review of the bill obtained by ABC News.
Democrats behind the proposal -- which has the support of several prominent oversight advocacy groups, including the Project on Government Oversight and the liberal Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington -- have called on congressional leaders to include it in the next round of coronavirus legislation, but it's not clear if the effort will be included in the package.
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