# 116-hr-8620: To permit payments for certain business software or cloud computing services as allowable uses of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration.

116-hr-8620, To permit payments for certain business software or cloud computing services as allowable uses of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8620
- Congress: 116
- Title: To permit payments for certain business software or cloud computing services as allowable uses of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands allowable and forgivable uses of a loan made pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program, enacted to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include payment for any business software or cloud computing service that facilitates certain business operations or processes.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8620 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8620)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8620 (as of 2025-11-18).