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Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

Introduced: June 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 15, 2020
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Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

This bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for the cost of qualified personal protective equipment, up to $25,000 in a taxable year. The entities eligible for such credit include farms, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, and Tribal business concerns. The bill defines qualified personal protective equipment to include the cost of equipment for reducing the risk of coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission. including gloves, facial masks and protective gear, and cleaning supplies.

What's happening now June 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 25 Republican 4
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 13, 2020
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 29, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 29, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 24, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 24, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 18, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Jun 18, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 18, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Jun 18, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jun 18, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 15, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Jun 15, 2020
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 15, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Jun 15, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7216: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7216/
MLA
"H.R. 7216: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7216/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7216, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7216/.
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[H.R. 7216: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7216/)
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