# 116-hr-6716: To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6716, To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6716
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals. A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6716 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6716)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8631: Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8631)
- [116-hr-8537: To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to modify any…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8537)
- [116-hr-8305: FAITH in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8305)
- [116-hr-8237: Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8237)
- [116-hr-8207: Justice for Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8207)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6716 (as of 2025-11-18).