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PPP DEAL Act

Introduced: May 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment for Loans Act or the PPP DEAL Act

This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by (1) extending from 8 weeks to 16 weeks the period during which a loan recipient must use their paycheck protection loan to be eligible for forgiveness; and (2) allowing a recipient 16 weeks from the date of the loan to eliminate a reduction in workforce, salary, or wages that would otherwise reduce their forgivable amount.

What's happening now May 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3714 Identical bill PPP DEAL Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2020
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6981: PPP DEAL Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6981/
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"H.R. 6981: PPP DEAL Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6981/.
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H.R. 6981, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6981/.
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[H.R. 6981: PPP DEAL Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6981/)
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