# 116-hr-7216: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

116-hr-7216, Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7216
- Congress: 116
- Title: Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act This bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for the cost of qualified personal protective equipment, up to $25,000 in a taxable year. The entities eligible for such credit include farms, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, and Tribal business concerns. The bill defines qualified personal protective equipment to include the cost of equipment for reducing the risk of coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission. including gloves, facial masks and protective gear, and cleaning supplies.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7216 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7216)

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