# 116-hr-6782: TRUTH Act

116-hr-6782, TRUTH Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN); status On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 269 - 147 (Roll no. 113). (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6782
- Congress: 116
- Title: TRUTH Act
- Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 269 - 147 (Roll no. 113).
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business Transparency and Reporting for the Underbanked and Taxpayers at Home Act or the TRUTH Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make information regarding economic relief measures implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) publicly available. Specifically, with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program and economic injury disaster loans and emergency grants, the SBA must publish (1) the identity of each recipient of assistance and an explanation of the decision-making process underlying such disbursal; (2) the number of employees of each recipient and the date on which such assistance was disbursed; (3) an identification of each lender or intermediary through which assistance was disbursed; and (4) the amount of assistance disbursed to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women, and veterans.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6782)

## Related
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [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-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
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