# 116-hr-6799: Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020

116-hr-6799, Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6799
- Congress: 116
- Title: Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020 This bill allows an eligible employer a payroll tax credit equal to 50% of a limited amount of qualified fixed expenses paid by such employer in a calendar quarter. Qualified fixed expenses include a mortgage, rent, or a utility payment. An employer is eligible for such payroll credit if the employer was carrying on a trade or business in 2020 which had not more than 1,500 full-time employees or not more than $41.5 million in gross receipts in 2019. The employer's business must have been suspended in a calendar quarter due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and have experienced a significant decline in gross receipts due to that pandemic.. The credit may not be claimed by the federal government or by any state or tribal government, or by U.S. possessions, but may be claimed by tax-exempt organizations.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6799 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6799)

## Related
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3742)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6799 (as of 2025-11-18).