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RESTART Act

USA116th CongressS-3814| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2020
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (59)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty Act or the RESTART Act This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), for certain businesses, and it establishes a loan program whereby the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall guarantee loan amounts to certain businesses affected by COVID-19. Specifically, the bill provides a paycheck protection loan recipient with 16 weeks to use such funds if the recipient has (1) less than 500 full-time employees, and (2) suffered a decline in revenues of at least 25%. The bill also establishes a loan program whereby the SBA shall guarantee 100% of program loan amounts made to certain small businesses that have not more than 5,000 full-time employees. The terms for such loans shall include (1) a maximum duration of not more than seven years; (2) an amount that is not greater than 45% of 2019 gross receipts, up to $12 million; and (3) no payment on principal for the first two years of the loan. A lender that is otherwise approved to make paycheck protection loans may make and approve loans established by the bill, and a recipient may use loan funds for specified allowable expenses including payroll costs, rent, utilities, and personal protective equipment. Such loans may be forgiven up to the amount of total losses incurred by the recipient in the taxable year 2020.
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Timeline
May 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 3, 2020
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-604.
Jul 2, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7481
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2020
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-519.
  • May 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • June 3, 2020
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-604.


  • July 2, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7481
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2020
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-519.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7481: RESTART Act
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBankruptcyBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCredit and credit marketsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWages and earningsWomen in businessWorker safety and health

RESTART Act

USA116th CongressS-3814| Senate 
| Updated: 12/10/2020
Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty Act or the RESTART Act This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), for certain businesses, and it establishes a loan program whereby the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall guarantee loan amounts to certain businesses affected by COVID-19. Specifically, the bill provides a paycheck protection loan recipient with 16 weeks to use such funds if the recipient has (1) less than 500 full-time employees, and (2) suffered a decline in revenues of at least 25%. The bill also establishes a loan program whereby the SBA shall guarantee 100% of program loan amounts made to certain small businesses that have not more than 5,000 full-time employees. The terms for such loans shall include (1) a maximum duration of not more than seven years; (2) an amount that is not greater than 45% of 2019 gross receipts, up to $12 million; and (3) no payment on principal for the first two years of the loan. A lender that is otherwise approved to make paycheck protection loans may make and approve loans established by the bill, and a recipient may use loan funds for specified allowable expenses including payroll costs, rent, utilities, and personal protective equipment. Such loans may be forgiven up to the amount of total losses incurred by the recipient in the taxable year 2020.
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Timeline
May 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 3, 2020
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-604.
Jul 2, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7481
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2020
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-519.
  • May 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • June 3, 2020
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-604.


  • July 2, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7481
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2020
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-519.
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (59)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, Finance Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7481: RESTART Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBankruptcyBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCredit and credit marketsEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic utilities and utility ratesRural conditions and developmentSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWages and earningsWomen in businessWorker safety and health