US Congress House Bill 7758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes and provides funding for Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to rural hospital, health, public safety, and education facilities affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. USDA may (1) provide grants to such entities; (2) provide a zero or 1% interest loan, loan forgiveness, or loan modifications to such entities; and (3) reduce or eliminate any fee that would otherwise be required to be paid with respect to a loan guarantee provided to such entities. Such assistance may be provided to (1) ensure that such entities have the necessary resources to maintain public health, safety, or order; (2) address financial hardships of such entities due to COVID-19; and (3) promote the financial stability of such entities.

Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act

Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
2020-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2020-07-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7758/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7758/BILLS-116hr7758ih.pdf