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Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act

Introduced: April 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Apr 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 23, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E387)
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Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act

This bill makes a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider eligible for specified Small Business Administration (SBA) programs established in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it exempts the SBA from liability under federal laws or regulations solely for providing a loan or guarantee to such a business or service provider.

What's happening now April 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 13 Republican 1
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Correa, J. Luis
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 8, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 8, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 8, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 8, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 23, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 23, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 23, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 23, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 23, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 23, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 23, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 23, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 23, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 23, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6602: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6602/
MLA
"H.R. 6602: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6602/.
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H.R. 6602, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6602/.
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