# 116-hr-6672: To amend the CARES Act to increase the authority for commitments and appropriations for paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6672, To amend the CARES Act to increase the authority for commitments and appropriations for paycheck protection program, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6672
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the CARES Act to increase the authority for commitments and appropriations for paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill temporarily provides increased authority for appropriations to fund certain Small Business Administration commitments for loans, including loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The authority provided by this bill ends 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 emergency is no longer in effect.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6672 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6672)

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- [116-hr-8721: Public Banking Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8721)
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- [116-hr-8641: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8641)
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