Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2021 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021 This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave. For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million in 2019. For tax purposes, grant amounts are excluded from the recipient's gross income. An entity that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) may not apply for or use a restaurant revitalization grant for the same expenses for which the entity received the paycheck protection loan. Further, a grant applicant may request an additional amount to cover the cost of providing 10 days of paid sick leave to its employees. Treasury must report a list of grant recipients with the amount each recipient received, as well as demographics and other specified information.
AppropriationsBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEconomic performance and conditionsEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leaveFinancial services and investmentsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMinority and disadvantaged businessesSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWomen in business
RESTAURANTS Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-255| Senate
| Updated: 2/4/2021
Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2021 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2021 This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave. For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million in 2019. For tax purposes, grant amounts are excluded from the recipient's gross income. An entity that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) may not apply for or use a restaurant revitalization grant for the same expenses for which the entity received the paycheck protection loan. Further, a grant applicant may request an additional amount to cover the cost of providing 10 days of paid sick leave to its employees. Treasury must report a list of grant recipients with the amount each recipient received, as well as demographics and other specified information.
AppropriationsBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEconomic performance and conditionsEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leaveFinancial services and investmentsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMinority and disadvantaged businessesSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWomen in business