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Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act

Introduced: April 21, 2020 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act

This bill expands access to specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by providing that the receipt of legal gaming revenue shall not disqualify a person from receiving certain benefits.

Under current law, businesses that derive more than one-third of their gross annual revenue from legal gaming activities are ineligible for Small Business Administration loans.

What's happening now April 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 23, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 22, 2020
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 21, 2020
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 21, 2020
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 21, 2020
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Apr 21, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6594: Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6594/
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"H.R. 6594: Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6594/.
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H.R. 6594, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6594/.
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