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H.R. 7838 117th Congress House

Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act

Official title: To ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on the basis of the forgiveness of certain covered loans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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May 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 19, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 19, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act

This bill exempts until June 30, 2025, certain contractors that receive federal highway or public transportation funding from having to adjust costs associated with their contracts to account for loan forgiveness through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). (The PPP provided small businesses with loans for payroll and other costs to respond to the COVID-19 emergency with loan forgiveness under certain conditions.)

Under current law, a contractor with a cost-reimbursable contract must reduce costs or provide cash refunds to the Department of Transportation (or a state department of transportation) if the contractor receives or accrues any income, rebate, allowance, or other credit relating to an allowable contract cost, which includes PPP loan forgiveness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3711 A bill to ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Luria, Elaine
· Aug 12, 2022
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jul 13, 2022
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 22, 2022
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 22, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· May 27, 2022
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 27, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 24, 2022
Newman, Marie
· May 24, 2022
Katko, John
· May 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7838: Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7838/
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"H.R. 7838: Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7838/.
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