3.0.0 6869 2023-01-11T13:42:54Z 2023-01-11T13:42:54Z House HR 2020-05-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 91 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 6869.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Taxing and Spending Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause1--provides Congress authority to, inter alia, enact spendinglegislation.Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause 3--providesCongress with the power to regulate commerce with foreignnations and among the states, including the use of thechannels of interstate commerce, the instrumentalities ofinterstate commerce, or persons or things in interstatecommerce.Necessary and Proper Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause18--allows Congress the power to make all laws that arenecessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers andall other powers vested by the Constitution in the U.S.Government.[Page H2004]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-14T19:01:53Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-14T19:01:52Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-14T19:01:51Z Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2020 116 4208 S 2020-07-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2020-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2020-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-08-11 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2020-10-02 False H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2020-12-10 False Commerce Accounting and auditing Appropriations Business records Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government studies and investigations Infectious and parasitic diseases Landlord and tenant Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business Wages and earnings Commerce 00 2020-05-14 Introduced in House 2020-09-24T18:32:02Z Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2020

This bill permanently authorizes the Minority Business Development Agency and provides funding for the agency to assist minority businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

The agency shall award grants to certain private, nonprofit organizations that (1) primarily provide services to minority businesses (e.g., education or making grants), and (2) are unable to pay financial obligations such as payroll. Such organizations must also be unable to engage in the same level of fundraising as the preceding year due to effects of COVID-19 . The agency must give priority to recipients that will use grant funds for purposes that include (1) providing paid sick leave to employees unable to work because of COVID-19, (2) making payroll payments to retain employees, or (3) repaying obligations they cannot satisfy because of revenue losses due to COVID-19.

The agency must also conduct outreach to its business center network to provide guidance regarding other federal programs that are available to support minority businesses. The head of the agency shall be a member of the interagency Small Business Procurement Advisory Council.

The agency must report on its activity and make recommendations for actions to promote its purposes, and the Government Accountability Office must review and report on the effectiveness of agency programs, any failure by a grant recipient to comply with its requirements, and recommendations for program improvement.

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule.

]]> Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2020 Display Title Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce and to support the economic resilience of minority business enterprises during and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6869ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6869ih.xml 2020-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.