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Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
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| Long title | Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Response |
| Enacted by | the 116th United States Congress |
| Effective | April 24, 2020 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 116–139 (text) (PDF) |
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| Acts amended | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act |
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Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266) is a $484 billion law that increases funding to the Paycheck Protection Program and also provides more funding for hospitals and testing for COVID-19. The law was enacted as a response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill passed the Senate by voice vote on April 21, 2020.[1][2][3] The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 388-5 on April 23.[4][5] President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on April 24, 2020.[6]
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- ^ Pramuk, Jacob (April 21, 2020). "Senate passes $484 billion coronavirus bill for small business and hospital relief, testing". CNBC. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Christal. "Senate approves measure to replenish halted coronavirus small-business loan program". USA Today. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Cochrane, Emily (April 21, 2020). "Senate Approves Aid for Small-Business Loan Program, Hospitals and Testing". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Foran, Clare; Byrd, Haley; Raju, Manu (April 23, 2020). "House approves $480 billion package to help small businesses and hospitals, expand Covid-19 testing". CNN. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "H.R.266 - Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act: All Actions". 116th Congress, Congress.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Egan, Lauren (April 24, 2020). "Trump signs coronavirus aid bill as tensions rise over next one". NBC News. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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