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HR 6987 116th Congress House Commerce Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Infectious and parasitic diseases Public utilities and utility rates Small business Solid waste and recycling Wages and earnings

To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection…

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To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.

Introduced: June 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include amounts from a paycheck protection loan that a recipient expends for waste and recycling collection.

What's happening now May 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 15, 2020
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Jun 4, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 1, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Jun 1, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 22, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· May 22, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 22, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6987: To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6987/
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"H.R. 6987: To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6987/.
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H.R. 6987, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6987/.
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[H.R. 6987: To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6987/)
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