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Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020

Introduced: June 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020

This bill allows certain small business employers, tax-exempt organizations, and governmental employers a payroll tax credit for 90% of the cost of providing eligible personal protective equipment for the benefit of their employees and customers. The bill defines eligible personal protective equipment to include masks or face coverings, hand sanitizers, surface cleaners, or other items for reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
What's happening now June 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 20, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jun 30, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7431: Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7431/
MLA
"H.R. 7431: Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7431/.
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H.R. 7431, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7431/.
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