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H.R. 7197 116th Congress House

RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

Official title: To establish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitalization Fund to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments through December 31, 2020, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599)
Jun 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Jun 15, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E538)
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs.

The amount of such a grant shall be reduced by the amount of (1) any emergency grant received for an economic injury disaster loan, or (2) any paycheck protection loan amount forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 216
All 216 Democratic 119 Republican 5
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 18, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Dec 17, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Dec 4, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 20, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 16, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 16, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Oct 16, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 6, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Oct 2, 2020
Katko, John
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 1, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 1, 2020
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 30, 2020
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 24, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 24, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 24, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 22, 2020
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 22, 2020
Payne, Donald
· Sep 22, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 18, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Sep 14, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 11, 2020
Posey, Bill
· Sep 11, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 8, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 1, 2020
Demings, Val
· Sep 1, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 28, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Aug 28, 2020
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Aug 14, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Aug 14, 2020
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Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 14, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 11, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 11, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Aug 11, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Aug 11, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Aug 7, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Aug 7, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 7, 2020
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Aug 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7197/
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