Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
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Summary
Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020 This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain newspaper publishers, radio stations, and television broadcasters. Specifically, such a media purveyor is eligible to receive a paycheck protection loan if (1) the individual physical location that applies for the loan does not exceed Small Business Administration size standards (up to 1,000 employees for newspaper publishers and $41.5 million in gross receipts for radio and television broadcasters); and (2) the proceeds of the loan are used to support the continued provision of local news, information, content, or emergency information. Such a recipient may not remit any portion of a paycheck protection loan to any entity other than the individual physical location that is the loan's intended recipient.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/15/2020
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 5/22/2020
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/27/2020
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/27/2020
PETER VISCLOSKY
IN • D
Sponsored 6/8/2020
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/7/2020
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/22/2020
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
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