Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act

Bill: 116-hr-7880
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2020-07-30
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Disaster relief and insurance

Economic performance and conditions

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Government lending and loan guarantees

Health technology, devices, supplies

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Small business

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration to allow recipients of economic injury disaster loans to use such loans for the purchase of items that are necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees and customers in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2020 Mr. Ted Lieu of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to update information to borrowers on the use of economic injury disaster loan proceeds to respond to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act . 2. Use of economic injury disaster loan proceeds for COVID–19 response The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall update information provided to borrowers of loans made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2) ) to allow such borrowers to use such loans to purchase items necessary to ensure the health and safety of employees and customers in response to the COVID–19 pandemic.