3.0.0 6973 2023-01-11T13:42:51Z 2023-01-11T13:42:51Z House HR 2020-05-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 97 (Friday, May 22, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 6973.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2278]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-22T15:06:10Z The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act 116 4818 S 2020-12-10 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2020-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2020-05-22 True Commerce Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Small business Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Commerce 00 2020-05-22 Introduced in House 2020-06-18T14:25:30Z Protecting Paychecks and Employees Act of 2020 or the PPE Act

This bill modifies allowable and forgivable uses of amounts received under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass costs related to the provision of personal protective equipment or other equipment or supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of employees.

The bill also prohibits the Small Business Administration from limiting the non-payroll portion of a forgivable loan amount.

]]> PPE Act Display Title PPE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the paycheck protection program of the Small Business Administration to include costs related to the provision of personal protective equipment as an allowable use of a covered loan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PPE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Paychecks and Employees Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6973ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6973ih.xml 2020-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 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.