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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6818" measure-id="id116hr6818" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2020-05-12" update-date="2020-06-01">
<title>To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr6818v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-06-01">
<action-date>2020-05-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration, in making loan guarantees under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to guarantee that employers with 25 or fewer employees shall receive at least 50% of all loan dollars.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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