H.R. 6716 · 116th Congress
To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jared Golden
- Introduced
- 2020-05-05
- Latest action
- 2020-05-05 · Introduced in House
Summary
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals.
A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.