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To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for…

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To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends to specified loan applicants certain eligibility requirements for participation in SBA programs that currently apply only to intermediaries (entities that borrow funds from the Small Business Administration to make loans to small businesses).

Specifically, the bill applies eligibility requirements for intermediaries that are based on illegal activity to any applicant for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now May 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Waters, Maxine
California · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6779: To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6779/
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"H.R. 6779: To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6779/.
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H.R. 6779, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6779/.
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[H.R. 6779: To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6779/)
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