Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6818
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 12, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 12, 2020
Latest Action
May 12, 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
6818
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill requires the Small Business Administration, in making loan guarantees under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to guarantee that employers with 25 or fewer employees shall receive at least 50% of all loan dollars.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/12/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
05/12/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:56 PM