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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
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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
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 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.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 3 Republican 11
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Sep 24, 2020
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Sep 16, 2020
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Aug 14, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Aug 14, 2020
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Aug 4, 2020
Palazzo, Steven
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jul 31, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jul 29, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 29, 2020
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2020
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 23, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 23, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 23, 2020
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2020
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jul 20, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7690: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7690/
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"H.R. 7690: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7690/.
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H.R. 7690, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7690/.
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