S. 4258: SOS Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-22 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

SOS Act

Plain summary

Save our Stages Act or the SOS Act This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to eligible live venue operators, producers, promoters, or talent representatives to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on certain live venues. Specifically, the SBA may make (1) an initial grant of up to $12 million dollars to an eligible operator, promoter, producer, or talent representative; and (2) a supplemental grant that is equal to 50% of the initial grant. An initial grant must be used for costs incurred between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, but a supplemental grant may be used for expenses incurred through June 30, 2021. Such grants shall be used for specified expenses such as payroll costs, rent, utilities, and personal protective equipment.

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SOS Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 58 cosponsors

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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tina Smith (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John Boozman (R-AR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s4258.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s4258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116