Taxpayer Protection Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the Taxpayer Protection Program to provide forgivable loans to state, territory, tribal, and local governments to cover revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for other specified purposes. Specifically, loan amounts received under this bill may be used (1) to cover revenue losses caused by business interruptions, unemployment, or other economic hardship directly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) for infrastructure or essential government service expenditures, including all general operating expenses. However, they may not be used for the service of any debt obligation or unfunded liability for employee retirement benefits. The bill permits loan forgiveness if a state or local government meets specified requirements, such as a state having a truly balanced budget, sufficient rainy-day funds, and sound pension funds (i.e., pension funds that are based on generally accepted actuarial principles and that meet other specified requirements).
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesState and local financeState and local government operationsUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectorates
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8385| House
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the Taxpayer Protection Program to provide forgivable loans to state, territory, tribal, and local governments to cover revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for other specified purposes. Specifically, loan amounts received under this bill may be used (1) to cover revenue losses caused by business interruptions, unemployment, or other economic hardship directly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) for infrastructure or essential government service expenditures, including all general operating expenses. However, they may not be used for the service of any debt obligation or unfunded liability for employee retirement benefits. The bill permits loan forgiveness if a state or local government meets specified requirements, such as a state having a truly balanced budget, sufficient rainy-day funds, and sound pension funds (i.e., pension funds that are based on generally accepted actuarial principles and that meet other specified requirements).
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesState and local financeState and local government operationsUnemploymentU.S. territories and protectorates