# 116-hr-6818: To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration.

116-hr-6818, To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration., 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-6818
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the CARES Act to provide for the prioritization of applications from certain small businesses seeking Payroll Protection Program loans through the Small Business Administration.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Small Business Administration, in making loan guarantees under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to guarantee that employers with 25 or fewer employees shall receive at least 50% of all loan dollars.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6818 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6818)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6818 (as of 2025-11-18).