Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7740
116th Congress(2019-2020)
MICRO Business Success Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 23, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 23, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 23, 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
7740
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
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Microbusiness Improvement and Coronavirus Recovery Opportunities for Business Success Act of 2020 or the MICRO Business Success Act

This bill provides designated Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.

Specifically, out of the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), the bill allots $20 billion of remaining program funds for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.

Additionally, the bill raises the aggregate amount for SBA loans to such small businesses from $6 million to $10 million. The bill adds the expansion of such small businesses to the list of economic development objectives from which a small business development company must demonstrate at least one in order to qualify for SBA assistance. It also requires a participating small business development company to provide specified assistance to such small businesses.

Text (1)
July 23, 2020
Actions (2)
07/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
07/23/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:51 PM