# 116-hr-6981: PPP DEAL Act

116-hr-6981, PPP DEAL Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6981
- Congress: 116
- Title: PPP DEAL Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment for Loans Act or the PPP DEAL Act This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by (1) extending from 8 weeks to 16 weeks the period during which a loan recipient must use their paycheck protection loan to be eligible for forgiveness; and (2) allowing a recipient 16 weeks from the date of the loan to eliminate a reduction in workforce, salary, or wages that would otherwise reduce their forgivable amount.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6981)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6981 (as of 2025-11-18).