Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
USA116th CongressHR-266| House
| Updated: 4/24/2020
Betty McCollum
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances on emergency economic injury disaster loans made in response to COVID-19. The division also expands eligibility for such disaster loans and advances to include agricultural enterprises. Additionally, the division requires the SBA to guarantee no less than a specified amount of paycheck protection loans made by certain insured depository institutions, community financial institutions, and credit unions. (Sec. 102) The amounts provided under this division are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. DIVISION B--ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Response This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the SBA in response to COVID-19. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES This title provides $100 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to HHS for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, including $75 billion to reimburse health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to the coronavirus outbreak; and $25 billion for expenses to research, develop, validate, manufacture, purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19 tests to effectively monitor and suppress COVID-19. The title allocates specified portions of the $25 billion for COVID-19 testing to states, localities, territories, and tribes; the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention; the National Institutes of Health; the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; the Food and Drug Administration; community health centers; rural health clinics; and testing for the uninsured. The title also establishes several reporting requirements for HHS, including requirements to submit to Congress details regarding COVID-19 cases and a strategic testing plan (Sec. 101) This section specifies that certain authorities, conditions, and requirements included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act apply to the funds provided by this division to HHS. (Sec. 102) This section sets forth authorities and restrictions that apply to transferring funds provided by this title. (Sec. 103) This section requires specified funds provided by this title for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be transferred to the HHS Office of Inspector General for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated to HHS to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES This title provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the SBA, including $2.1 billion for salaries and expenses to administer programs related to COVID-19, $50 billion for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and $10 billion for Emergency EIDL grants. TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT (Sec. 301) This section specifies that the funds provided by this division are in addition to funds otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. (Sec. 302) Funds provided by this division may not remain available beyond the current fiscal year, unless this division provides otherwise. (Sec. 303) Unless otherwise specified by this division, the funds provided by this division are subject to the authorities and conditions that apply to the applicable appropriations account for FY2020. (Sec. 304) This section specifies that certain funds provided or transferred by this division may only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. (Sec. 305) For the purposes of this division, the term coronavirus means SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential. (Sec. 306) This section provides that amounts designated by this division as emergency requirements are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently designates the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 307) This section specifies that the emergency funds that are transferred pursuant to this division retain the emergency designation. (Sec. 308) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 28 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 28. (consideration: CR H469-498)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 266.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Calvert moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H497)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Calvert motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to decrease the Bureau of Land Management, Management of Lands and Resources account by $6 million and increase the Wildland Fire Management account by a similar amount; and to increase the Forest Service, Forest and Rangeland Research account by $15 million, and decrease the Capital Improvement and Maintenance account by a similar amount.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit with instructions until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H502-503)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 229 (Roll no. 26).
View VoteOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H469-487)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2184-2186)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2183-2186)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Mr. Neal moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1920-1952, H1954-1955)
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of April 23, 2020, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 266.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 266, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Brady demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until a time to be announced.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 5, 1 Present (Roll no. 104). (text of Senate amendment: CR H1920-1923)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-139.
Economics and Public Finance
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Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
USA116th CongressHR-266| House
| Updated: 4/24/2020
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances on emergency economic injury disaster loans made in response to COVID-19. The division also expands eligibility for such disaster loans and advances to include agricultural enterprises. Additionally, the division requires the SBA to guarantee no less than a specified amount of paycheck protection loans made by certain insured depository institutions, community financial institutions, and credit unions. (Sec. 102) The amounts provided under this division are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. DIVISION B--ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Response This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the SBA in response to COVID-19. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES This title provides $100 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to HHS for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, including $75 billion to reimburse health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to the coronavirus outbreak; and $25 billion for expenses to research, develop, validate, manufacture, purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19 tests to effectively monitor and suppress COVID-19. The title allocates specified portions of the $25 billion for COVID-19 testing to states, localities, territories, and tribes; the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention; the National Institutes of Health; the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; the Food and Drug Administration; community health centers; rural health clinics; and testing for the uninsured. The title also establishes several reporting requirements for HHS, including requirements to submit to Congress details regarding COVID-19 cases and a strategic testing plan (Sec. 101) This section specifies that certain authorities, conditions, and requirements included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act apply to the funds provided by this division to HHS. (Sec. 102) This section sets forth authorities and restrictions that apply to transferring funds provided by this title. (Sec. 103) This section requires specified funds provided by this title for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to be transferred to the HHS Office of Inspector General for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated to HHS to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES This title provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the SBA, including $2.1 billion for salaries and expenses to administer programs related to COVID-19, $50 billion for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and $10 billion for Emergency EIDL grants. TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT (Sec. 301) This section specifies that the funds provided by this division are in addition to funds otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. (Sec. 302) Funds provided by this division may not remain available beyond the current fiscal year, unless this division provides otherwise. (Sec. 303) Unless otherwise specified by this division, the funds provided by this division are subject to the authorities and conditions that apply to the applicable appropriations account for FY2020. (Sec. 304) This section specifies that certain funds provided or transferred by this division may only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. (Sec. 305) For the purposes of this division, the term coronavirus means SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential. (Sec. 306) This section provides that amounts designated by this division as emergency requirements are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently designates the amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 307) This section specifies that the emergency funds that are transferred pursuant to this division retain the emergency designation. (Sec. 308) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 28 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 28. (consideration: CR H469-498)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 266.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Calvert moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H497)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Calvert motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to decrease the Bureau of Land Management, Management of Lands and Resources account by $6 million and increase the Wildland Fire Management account by a similar amount; and to increase the Forest Service, Forest and Rangeland Research account by $15 million, and decrease the Capital Improvement and Maintenance account by a similar amount.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit with instructions until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H502-503)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 190 - 229 (Roll no. 26).
View VoteOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H469-487)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2184-2186)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2183-2186)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Mr. Neal moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1920-1952, H1954-1955)
DEBATE - Pursuant to the order of the House of April 23, 2020, the House proceeded with 2 hours of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 266.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 266, the Chair put the question on the motion, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Brady demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until a time to be announced.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 5, 1 Present (Roll no. 104). (text of Senate amendment: CR H1920-1923)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-139.
Betty McCollum
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
Economics and Public Finance
Related Bills
- HJRES 116-31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
- HR 116-648: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
- HRES 116-28: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 264) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 265) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 266) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 267) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
- HR 116-21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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