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PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

Introduced: July 20, 2020 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

This bill includes within the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain rural hospitals or hospitals serving low-income patients that are designated as critical care hospitals.

What's happening now July 20, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7208 Related bill PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Aug 3, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 20, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4217: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4217/
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"S. 4217: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4217/.
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S. 4217, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4217/.
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