House Bill 6594
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6594
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Equal Access to COVID-19 Relief Act
This bill expands access to specified assistance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by providing that the receipt of legal gaming revenue shall not disqualify a person from receiving certain benefits.
Under current law, businesses that derive more than one-third of their gross annual revenue from legal gaming activities are ineligible for Small Business Administration loans.
April 21, 2020
04/21/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
04/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:08 PM