US HB6716 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Pending: House Small Business Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Pending: House Small Business Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals. A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.
Title
To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. |
| 2020-05-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
SB3907 (Related) 2020-06-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2764)
SB4818 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
SB3907 (Related) 2020-06-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2764)
SB4818 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commerce
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Wages and earnings
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commerce
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6716/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6716/BILLS-116hr6716ih.pdf |
