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Saving Our Street Act

Introduced: May 19, 2020 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 19, 2020
Introduced in House
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Saving Our Street Act

This bill establishes and provides funding for the Microbusiness Assistance Fund through which the Department of the Treasury must provide grants to specified small entities.

Specifically, the bill provides $125 billion for grants to entities such as community small businesses and nonprofits that have suffered a drop in revenue of over 20% during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Such a grant shall not exceed $250,000 and may only be used for certain purposes, including (1) rehiring or hiring furloughed employees; (2) payment of compensation, rent or mortgage, utilities, or insurance; and (3) providing health care and benefits to employees.

Treasury is prohibited from denying a grant on the basis of any criminal history or involvement with the criminal legal system. Further, Treasury must give priority to people of color, veterans, women-owned community businesses, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 75% of appropriated amounts shall be provided to businesses or nonprofits owned or controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

What's happening now May 19, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3787 Identical bill Saving Our Street Act
  • S 4047 Identical bill Saving Our Street Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 21
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 21, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 26, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 19, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 19, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 19, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 19, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· May 19, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 19, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 19, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· May 19, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 19, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 19, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 19, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 19, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 19, 2020
Lawson, Al
· May 19, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 19, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2020
McEachin, A.
· May 19, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· May 19, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 19, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 19, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 19, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 19, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· May 19, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 19, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6949: Saving Our Street Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6949/
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"H.R. 6949: Saving Our Street Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6949/.
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H.R. 6949, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6949/.
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