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H.R. 7292: The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020

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H.R. 7292: The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020

Plain summary

The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020 This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions. The bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive recoupment and repayment for providers who meet specified requirements. Among other criteria, providers must not have engaged in surprise billing practices with respect to COVID-19 patients. Providers must still repay any amounts not used for COVID-19 expenses; the bill caps the interest rate on such repayments at 2% upon a demonstration of hardship. The bill also requires private health insurers to treat out-of-network COVID-19 services as in-network for purposes of payment and cost-sharing.

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Official text

The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · 84 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ed Case (D-HI), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH) and 24 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] reported raising $5.9 million (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-hr7292 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116