# 116-hr-7397: To amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7397, To amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7397
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass chambers of commerce and certain destination marketing organizations with 300 or fewer employees.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4692: Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7397)

## Related
- [116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6697)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4692: Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4692)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7397 (as of 2025-11-18).