# 116-hr-6987: To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.

116-hr-6987, To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6987
- Congress: 116
- Title: To include payments for waste and recycling collection services as covered utility payments for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness on a paycheck protection program loan.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include amounts from a paycheck protection loan that a recipient expends for waste and recycling collection.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6987 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6987)

## Related
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- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1049: National Heritage Area Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1049)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6987 (as of 2025-11-18).