SBA Business Stabilization Direct Loan Program Act of 2020

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SBA Business Stabilization Direct Loan Program Act of 2020

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to temporarily make loans directly to small businesses located in a U.S. state or territory with a confirmed or presumed positive case of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

A recipient of such a loan may use the funds to, among other things (1) make periodic payments of principal and interest on outstanding SBA loans; (2) provide benefits to employees such as disability insurance, sick leave, and paid family leave; (3) pay wages to employees; or (4) provide employees and patrons with the necessary items specified by a public health authority to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

The SBA shall accept any available collateral to secure such a loan and shall not decline to make a loan to an otherwise eligible borrower due solely to inadequate collateral.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 6268

Introduced on
2020-03-12

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/12/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

SBA Business Stabilization Direct Loan Program Act of 2020

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to temporarily make loans directly to small businesses located in a U.S. state or territory with a confirmed or presumed positive case of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

A recipient of such a loan may use the funds to, among other things (1) make periodic payments of principal and interest on outstanding SBA loans; (2) provide benefits to employees such as disability insurance, sick leave, and paid family leave; (3) pay wages to employees; or (4) provide employees and patrons with the necessary items specified by a public health authority to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

The SBA shall accept any available collateral to secure such a loan and shall not decline to make a loan to an otherwise eligible borrower due solely to inadequate collateral.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish a business stabilization direct loan program and the authority to establish a secondary market guarantee in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Commerce

Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Commuting
Computers and information technology
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Employment taxes
Financial crises and stabilization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Life, casualty, property insurance
Sales and excise taxes
Small Business Administration
Small business
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/6/2020

SBA Business Stabilization Direct Loan Program Act of 2020

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to temporarily make loans directly to small businesses located in a U.S. state or territory with a confirmed or pr...


Latest Action3/12/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.