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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1411" measure-id="id117hr1411" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-02-26" update-date="2021-04-16">
<title>PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr1411v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-04-16">
<action-date>2021-02-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act</b></p> <p> This bill expands eligibility for agricultural producers under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain agricultural producers organized as partnerships. Currently, only certain agricultural producers that are sole proprietorships, independent contractors, or self-employed individuals may receive support under the program.</p> <p><br> </p>]]></summary-text>
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