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Stop the Shutdowns Act

Introduced: March 29, 2021 Introduced by: Stauber, Pete Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced in House
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Stop the Shutdowns Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to submit a report analyzing the impact on small businesses of any prospective requirement relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that would restrict or prevent those businesses from operating at normal capacity.

What's happening now March 29, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 9
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Mar 29, 2021
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Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2021
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 29, 2021
Hagedorn, Jim
· Mar 29, 2021
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Kim, Young
California · Mar 29, 2021
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Mar 29, 2021
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2021
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Mar 29, 2021
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Mar 29, 2021
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Mar 29, 2021
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Mar 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2290: Stop the Shutdowns Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2290/
MLA
"H.R. 2290: Stop the Shutdowns Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2290/.
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H.R. 2290, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2290/.
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