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</p> Under the bill, the Small Business Administration would provide the loans through its existing 7(a) program in amounts equal to two and a half months of payroll, with a maximum of $10 million.
</p> Senate Democrats took credit for stripping out that money from the Senate bill, unveiled Wednesday, calling it a “bailout” for the oil industry.
</p> One mistake in the 2017 law prevents retailers and restaurants from depreciating building improvements in a single year, as intended in the 2017 bill.
But the bill would allow Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to waive those restrictions “upon a determination that such a waiver is necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.”
</p> The $100 billion for hospitals in the bill (S 3548) — almost a third of the package — would provide reimbursement to cover health care expenses and lost revenue due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> CDC recommends that asymptomatic people with a risk of developing COVID-19 self-isolate.
</p> In the House, a bill introduced by Democrats on Monday would require airline carriers receiving federal assistance to cut their carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2035, and 50 percent by 2050.
</p> [Health industry scrambles for funding in third coronavirus bill]</p> Just a day earlier, Pelosi had introduced a competing House bill that would offer more than $2.5 trillion to counter the pain
</p> Swonger says he has seen “broad bipartisan support” to add the waiver of the excise tax.</p> There are at least a few supporters for the exemption in Congress.
</p> The bill also would give farmers more time to repay marketing assistance loans.
That’s up from $1,200, $2,400 and $500 in the Senate GOP bill.</p> The same income thresholds would apply — $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for joint filer.
</p> Drafts of the most recent bill to provide economic relief do not include direct cash payments to states, Matthew Chase, the executive director of the National Association of Counties, said late Monday
</p> “We’ll be introducing our own bill and hopefully it will be compatible with what they discussed on the Senate side,” she said.
</p> A House Democratic aide, not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations, called the bill “a Senate Republican wish list,” adding that Democrats “are continuing to negotiate in good faith
</p> But in another potential setback for speedy action, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the House would offer its own legislative package even as the Senate works to complete its bill.
</p> The bill would increase funding for hospitals but Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
</p> [GOP stimulus bill would give DeVos authority to defer student loan payments]</p> Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., with Sen.
</p> Senate Republicans on Thursday released a proposed bill that would include $58 billion in collateralized loans for U.S. airlines but no grants.
But such payments did not appear to be included in the Senate draft bill (S 3548) introduced Thursday night.</p> Maryland Gov.
</p> While it was part of recent negotiations, the language did not make it into the second COVID-19 law.