# 116-hr-7208: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

116-hr-7208, PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7208
- Congress: 116
- Title: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act This bill includes within the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain rural hospitals or hospitals serving low-income patients that are designated as critical care hospitals.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7208 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7208)

## Related
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7208 (as of 2025-11-18).