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H.R. 6396: Responsible Relief for Americans Act

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H.R. 6396: Responsible Relief for Americans Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-26 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Responsible Relief for Americans Act

Plain summary

Responsible Relief for Americans Act This bill revises and establishes economic assistance measures in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides funding for and authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee paycheck protection loans made to small businesses. Recipients of such loans are eligible for forgiveness of amounts expended for specified costs such as payroll. Small businesses may request an advance of up $10,000 on an SBA disaster loan for which they have applied in response to COVID-19. Further the bill requires the SBA to temporarily pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed on certain SBA loans; repeals provisions that require an employer to provide paid sick leave for employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19; repeals provisions authorizing the use of certain funds to provide educational assistance and training for U.S. workers; provides additional time for federal contractors to carry out their responsibilities and guarantees payment continuation for federal contractors who are delayed or interrupted because of COVID-19; increases and expands the tax deduction for certain trade or business income; authorizes borrowers with federally backed mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to request forbearance; revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow increased participation in HSAs and to increase the limit on contributions to HSAs; expands reporting requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers; and extends the deadline for filing 2019 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2019, to November 15, 2019.

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Official text

Responsible Relief for Americans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Scott Perry (R-PA), Chip Roy (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] reported raising $28,246 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6396 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116