3.0.0 4233 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z Senate S 2020-07-21 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-21T17:04:20Z To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 116 7690 HR 2020-09-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2020-07-21 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4350-4351) IntroReferral 2020-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-07-21 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2020-07-22 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-07-27 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-08-03 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2020-08-06 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2020-09-08 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-09-23 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2020-11-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Infectious and parasitic diseases Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-29T20:31:09Z Loggers Relief Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to a timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10% in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to its gross revenue during the same period in 2019.

The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity shall be equal to 10% of the gross revenue of the business during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019.

USDA shall make such a payment only to a business that certifies that the payment will be used only for operating expenses.

]]> Loggers Relief Act Display Title Loggers Relief Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Loggers Relief Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4233is/xml/BILLS-116s4233is.xml 2020-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4350-4351) 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.