# 116-hr-6292: COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act

116-hr-6292, COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6292
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act This bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Coronavirus COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants to compensate small businesses, located in a qualified disaster area, for substantial economic injury they suffered resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) beginning December 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2021. This compensation (1) excludes interest on the amount of the payment before the settlement or payment of a claim or any punitive or noncompensatory damages; and (2) is limited to $100,000, except in cases where the SBA determines that a greater amount up to $250,000 is appropriate.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7317: Masks Work Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6292 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6292)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7317: Masks Work Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7317)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6292 (as of 2025-11-18).