HR 7690 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Infectious and parasitic diseases

To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2020 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Jul 20, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 20, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to a timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10% in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to its gross revenue during the same period in 2019.

The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity shall be equal to 10% of the gross revenue of the business during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019.

USDA shall make such a payment only to a business that certifies that the payment will be used only for operating expenses.

What's happening now September 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Committees of jurisdiction 2