Senate Bill 2675
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 7, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2675
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act
This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave.
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
August 7, 2021
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03/30/2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
08/07/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
08/07/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 1, 2023 8:17:20 PM