COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act
Latest action · Mar 20, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act
This bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Coronavirus COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants to compensate small businesses, located in a qualified disaster area, for substantial economic injury they suffered resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) beginning December 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2021. This compensation (1) excludes interest on the amount of the payment before the settlement or payment of a claim or any punitive or noncompensatory damages; and (2) is limited to $100,000, except in cases where the SBA determines that a greater amount up to $250,000 is appropriate.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 7, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 7, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 7, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 7, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 7, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2020 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2020 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Mar 19, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2020Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1834 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 27, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 53, March 19, 2020, page H1711.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3060 | FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Office of Coronavirus COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants in the Small Business Administration to compensate certain small business concerns for substantial economic injury, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Accounting and auditing
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Commerce
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
