Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act This bill expands allowable and forgivable uses for loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include reopening costs. Reopening costs are costs for (1) acquiring health and safety supplies, including personal protective equipment, needed to prepare for reopening; and (2) creating a safe environment for customers upon reopening, including changing or modifying the recipient's business.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Business expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesSmall businessWorker safety and health
Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act
USA116th CongressS-3716| Senate
| Updated: 5/13/2020
Main Street Enhancement and Safety Act This bill expands allowable and forgivable uses for loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include reopening costs. Reopening costs are costs for (1) acquiring health and safety supplies, including personal protective equipment, needed to prepare for reopening; and (2) creating a safe environment for customers upon reopening, including changing or modifying the recipient's business.
Business expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesSmall businessWorker safety and health