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Introduced
05/19/2020
05/19/2020
In Committee
05/19/2020
05/19/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a grant program for employers adversely affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a paycheck recovery program to provide grants for certain small businesses and employers that have lost revenue because of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to pay wages and fixed expenses such as rent, utilities, and safety equipment. Treasury shall award such grants to employers that have experienced revenue losses above a 10% gross receipts threshold or to small businesses that employ 20 or fewer individuals and have annual gross receipts of less than $3 million. Recipients shall receive an initial, 90-day grant that covers the percentage of revenue loss multiplied by wages provided to an employee (up to a salary cap of $90,000), plus an additional 25% of total wages to cover business operating costs. Subsequent grants shall be disbursed on a monthly basis until the nationwide unemployment rate remains below 7% for three consecutive months, at which point Treasury shall terminate the program. An employer receiving a grant must meet certain conditions related to share repurchases, payments to shareholders or bondholders, and executive compensation and bonuses, as well as conditions relating to labor protections such as keeping employees on payroll and benefits. The bill also establishes a Congressional Paycheck Recovery Program Implementation Oversight Board to ensure employers that receive grants use the funds appropriately and comply with all conditions.
AI Summary
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a paycheck recovery program to provide grants for certain small businesses and employers that have lost revenue because of COVID-19. The program will provide grants to employers that have experienced revenue losses above a 10% threshold or are small businesses with 20 or fewer employees and less than $3 million in annual gross receipts. The grants will cover a percentage of wages paid to employees and an additional 25% for business operating costs. Recipients must comply with conditions related to share repurchases, payments to shareholders or bondholders, executive compensation, and labor protections such as maintaining the workforce and remaining neutral in union organizing efforts. The bill also establishes an oversight board to monitor the use of grant funds and imposes penalties for any fraudulent or non-fraudulent overpayments.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (111)
Pramila Jayapal (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Lou Correa (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Max Rose (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
José Serrano (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. (on 05/19/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6918/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6918/BILLS-116hr6918ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6918/BILLS-116hr6918ih.pdf.pdf |
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