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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 8, 2020
PPP for Critical Access Hospitals Act
This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass critical access hospitals.
A critical access hospital is a hospital that, among other things, is located in a rural area, furnishes 24-7 emergency services, and has 25 or fewer inpatient beds.
People & committees
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2764)
Introduced in Senate
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