S. 2675 · 117th Congress
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Cardin
- Introduced
- 2021-08-07
- Latest action
- 2022-03-30 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Summary
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act
This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave.
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.