# 116-hr-6040: Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020

116-hr-6040, Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6040
- Congress: 116
- Title: Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business Relief From Communicable Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2020 This bill expands the definition of a disaster for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the government issues a travel alert or travel warning, and it authorizes the SBA to make interest free disaster loans to small businesses affected by a disaster for which the government issues a public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6040 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6040)

## Related
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5873)
- [116-hr-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5845)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6040 (as of 2025-11-18).