Loggers Relief Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4350-4351)
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2020 to Nov 10, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jul 27, 2020 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Aug 3, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 10, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4350-4351)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4350 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Jul 21, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7690 | 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. | Related bill | Sep 3, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Loggers Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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