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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2290 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit 
a report on the impact of COVID–19 restrictions on small business 
concerns, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2021 
Mr. STAUBER (for himself, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
HAGEDORN, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. 
DONALDS, Mr. FITZGERALD, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. TENNEY, and Ms. VAN 
DUYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to submit a report on the impact of COVID– 
19 restrictions on small business concerns, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop the Shutdowns 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) According to Bureau of Labor and Statis-
tics, in February 2020, unemployment was at 3.5 
percent. 
(2) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, during March 1, 2020, and May 
31, 2020, States and territories issued mandatory 
stay-at-home orders due to the spread of COVID–19 
in the United States. 
(3) According to the Bureau of Labor and Sta-
tistics, in April 2020, unemployment was 14.7 per-
cent with 23.1 million people unemployed. 
(4) In a December 2020 Chamber of Commerce 
report, 50 percent of small business owners reported 
they saw their operations continuing for a year or 
less in the current business climate before having to 
permanently close. 
(5) In a January 2021 National Federation of 
Independent Business report, small business owners 
reported a decline in expectations for better business 
conditions over the next six months. 
(6) On August 21, 2020, President Joseph R. 
Biden stated, ‘‘I would shut it down’’, when asked 
if he would be prepared to shut down the country 
again, if so advised. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPACT OF COVID–19 REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration shall submit to Congress a report on 
the impact on small business concerns (as defined under 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) of 
a requirement relating to COVID–19 that would restrict 
or otherwise prevent such a concern from operating at nor-
mal capacity. Such report shall include data disaggregated 
by State requirements, Federal statutory requirements, 
and requirements issued by rule or Executive Order, in-
cluding— 
(1) the total number of small business concerns 
that would have to temporarily or permanently close 
under each such requirement; 
(2) the impact on small business concerns, 
disaggregated by industry, under each such require-
ment; and 
(3) the impact on small business concerns, 
disaggregated by the location of such concern in an 
urban, suburban, or rural area, under each such re-
quirement. 
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