# 116-hr-6884: FIRST Act

116-hr-6884, FIRST Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6884
- Congress: 116
- Title: FIRST Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fixing the Income Ramifications for Small Businesses and Tax Relief Act or the FIRST Act This bill amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide that tax deductions for ordinary business expenses and other tax incidents shall not be affected by the exclusion from gross income of amounts related to loan forgiveness received in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-6506: To amend the Small Business Act to modify the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-4692: Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6884 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6884)

## Related
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- [116-hr-6506: To amend the Small Business Act to modify the paycheck protection program, and…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6506)
- [116-hr-4692: Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4692)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6884 (as of 2025-11-18).