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To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 5, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals.

A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3907 Related bill PPP for Critical Access Hospitals Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • S 4818 Related bill Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6716: To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6716/
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"H.R. 6716: To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6716/.
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H.R. 6716, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6716/.
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[H.R. 6716: To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6716/)
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