# 116-hr-6897: Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020

116-hr-6897, Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6897
- Congress: 116
- Title: Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
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- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6897)

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- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6897 (as of 2025-11-18).