# 116-hr-6779: To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6779, To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6779
- Congress: 116
- Title: To specify the ineligibility requirements based on illegal activity or criminal record applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program and certain emergency relief programs under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill extends to specified loan applicants certain eligibility requirements for participation in SBA programs that currently apply only to intermediaries (entities that borrow funds from the Small Business Administration to make loans to small businesses). Specifically, the bill applies eligibility requirements for intermediaries that are based on illegal activity to any applicant for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7717: Uplifting Our Local Communities Act
- 116-hr-7633: Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
- 116-hr-7402: Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6779 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6779)

## Related
- [116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8113)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7717: Uplifting Our Local Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7717)
- [116-hr-7633: Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7633)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7402: Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7402)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6779 (as of 2025-11-18).