Senate Bill 3716
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
3716
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.
Martha McSally
grade
Arizona
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act
This bill expands allowable and forgivable uses for loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include reopening costs.
Reopening costs are costs for (1) acquiring health and safety supplies, including personal protective equipment, needed to prepare for reopening; and (2) creating a safe environment for customers upon reopening, including changing or modifying the recipient's business.
May 13, 2020
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05/13/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
05/13/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:41 PM