H.R. 6396
116th Congress
House
Responsible Relief for Americans Act
Official title: To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
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Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementCredit and credit marketsDisaster relief and insuranceDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipIncome tax deductionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesLandlord and tenantManufacturingPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementReligionSmall Business AdministrationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTransfer and inheritance taxesUnemploymentWages and earningsWomen in business
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 26, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Small Business, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2020
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Plain-English summary
Responsible Relief for Americans Act
This bill revises and establishes economic assistance measures in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill provides funding for and authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee paycheck protection loans made to small businesses. Recipients of such loans are eligible for forgiveness of amounts expended for specified costs such as payroll. Small businesses may request an advance of up $10,000 on an SBA disaster loan for which they have applied in response to COVID-19.
Further the bill
- requires the SBA to temporarily pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed on certain SBA loans;
- repeals provisions that require an employer to provide paid sick leave for employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19;
- repeals provisions authorizing the use of certain funds to provide educational assistance and training for U.S. workers;
- provides additional time for federal contractors to carry out their responsibilities and guarantees payment continuation for federal contractors who are delayed or interrupted because of COVID-19;
- increases and expands the tax deduction for certain trade or business income;
- authorizes borrowers with federally backed mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to request forbearance;
- revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow increased participation in HSAs and to increase the limit on contributions to HSAs;
- expands reporting requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers; and
- extends the deadline for filing 2019 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2019, to November 15, 2019.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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- Agriculture Committee
- Committee on House Administration
- Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
- Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Health Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6396: Responsible Relief for Americans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6396/
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