# 116-hr-6602: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act

116-hr-6602, Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6602
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act This bill makes a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider eligible for specified Small Business Administration (SBA) programs established in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and it exempts the SBA from liability under federal laws or regulations solely for providing a loan or guarantee to such a business or service provider.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-712: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6602 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6602)

## Related
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
- [116-hr-712: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-712)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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