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S 3612 116th Congress Senate Taxation Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Small business

Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 5, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020

This bill amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide that tax deductions for ordinary business expenses and other tax incidents shall not be affected by the exclusion from gross income of amounts related to loan forgiveness received in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6884 Related bill FIRST Act
  • S 3596 Related bill Safeguarding Small Business Act
  • HR 6821 Identical bill Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 7 Republican 20
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 15, 2020
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Dec 11, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 7, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 18, 2020
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 8, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 8, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Aug 5, 2020
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jul 30, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 20, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Jul 20, 2020
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jun 3, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 1, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 21, 2020
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 21, 2020
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 19, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 19, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 13, 2020
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 13, 2020
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 13, 2020
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 11, 2020
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 11, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 11, 2020
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 11, 2020
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 6, 2020
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 6, 2020
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 5, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3612: Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3612/
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"S. 3612: Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3612/.
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S. 3612, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3612/.
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