US Congress House Bill 7690 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-7)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to a timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10% in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to its gross revenue during the same period in 2019. The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity shall be equal to 10% of the gross revenue of the business during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019. USDA shall make such a payment only to a business that certifies that the payment will be used only for operating expenses.

To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC]	Rep. Tom Tiffany [R-WI]
Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2020-07-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2020-07-20	House	Introduced in House

SB4233 (Related) 2020-07-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4350-4351)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7690/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7690/BILLS-116hr7690ih.pdf