# 116-hr-7412: Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020

116-hr-7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7412
- Congress: 116
- Title: Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Business Interruption Relief Program within the Department of the Treasury to provide financial assistance to insurers that voluntarily pay benefits under certain policies for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses. Specifically, insurers qualify for the program if the insurer has at least one outstanding and existing policy for business interruption coverage that (1) expressly covers losses during a civil authority shutdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) expressly excludes coverage for a virus. Participation in the program is voluntary.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8842: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8834: Independence at Home Demonstration Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8790: 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
- 116-hr-8731: Save Our Forests Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7412 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7412)

## Related
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8842: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8842)
- [116-hr-8834: Independence at Home Demonstration Improvement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8834)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
- [116-hr-8790: 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8790)
- [116-hr-8731: Save Our Forests Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8731)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7412 (as of 2025-11-18).