Senate Bill 3554 - COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2020-03-20

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Alternative Names

COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020

COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020

COVID–19 Recovery by Enhancing Loan, Investment, and Education Funds for Small Businesses Act of 2020

A bill to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2020

Small Contractor Stability Act of 2020

Microloan Emergency Assistance Act of 2020

Increasing Access to Capital Act of 2020

Easing Disruption for America’s Small Contractor Act of 2020

Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2019

UPLIFT Act of 2019

COVID–19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act

Policy Areas

Commerce

Potential Impact

Accounting and auditing

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Advanced technology and technological innovations

Agricultural marketing and promotion

Appropriations

Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Business education

Business investment and capital

Buy American requirements

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Commuting

Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Disability and paralysis

Disaster relief and insurance

Economic development

Economic performance and conditions

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employee benefits and pensions

Employee hiring

Employee leave

Employment taxes

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Government lending and loan guarantees

Government studies and investigations

Industrial facilities

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Interest, dividends, interest rates

Manufacturing

Military personnel and dependents

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

National Guard and reserves

Public contracts and procurement

Research and development

Right of privacy

Rural conditions and development

Sales and excise taxes

Small Business Administration

Small business

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

State and local government operations

State and local taxation

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Technology transfer and commercialization

User charges and fees

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Wages and earnings

Women in business

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Committees and Subcommittees

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Variations and Revisions