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PPP Expansion Act of 2020

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Paycheck Protection Program Expansion Act of 2020 or the PPP Expansion Act of 2020

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass additional entities including (1) labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations; and (2) nonprofit business leagues, chambers of commerce, and boards of trade.

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 8, 2020
KING, PETER
· May 8, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 8, 2020
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6522: PPP Expansion Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6522/
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"H.R. 6522: PPP Expansion Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6522/.
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H.R. 6522, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6522/.
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