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HR 6506 116th Congress House Commerce Appropriations Business expenses Business investment and capital Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Infectious and parasitic diseases Small Business Administration Small business Wages and earnings

To amend the Small Business Act to modify the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 14, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies and establishes additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration that was implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill (1) extends the duration of the program; (2) authorizes loan recipients under the program to request additional, forgivable amounts; and (3) extends the deferral period for such loans to at least one year.

What's happening now April 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 24 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2020
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 1, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· May 1, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 1, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 1, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· May 1, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 1, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· May 1, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 21, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Apr 21, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 21, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 17, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
Demings, Val
· Apr 17, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 17, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6506: To amend the Small Business Act to modify the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6506/
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