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Small Business COVID–19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

Introduced: October 27, 2020 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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Small Business COVID-19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020

This bill extends for an additional six months the Small Business Debt Relief Program, under which the Small Business Administration (SBA), in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), was authorized to subsidize six months of payments for certain SBA-backed loan products on behalf of the recipients of these loans. Further, a small business that submits a new application for an SBA-backed loan prior to March 30, 2021, may receive a six month subsidy.

What's happening now October 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8686: Small Business COVID–19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8686/
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"H.R. 8686: Small Business COVID–19 Debt Relief Extension Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8686/.
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H.R. 8686, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8686/.
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