7197 -- RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 | Poliscope

RESTAURANTS Act of 2020

7197

116th Congress

Commerce

Introduced

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

June 15, 2020

Latest Action

June 29, 2020

Primary Sponsor

Earl BlumenauerDemocratic(OR)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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Speed vs cohort

69pct

14d open

vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d

Summary

Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020 or the RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs. The amount of such a grant shall be reduced by the amount of (1) any emergency grant received for an economic injury disaster loan, or (2) any paycheck protection loan amount forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). For the grant program's initial period, Treasury must (1) prioritize awarding grants to marginalized and underrepresented communities, and (2) only award grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million.

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Subjects (14)

Appropriations

Business expenses

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Economic performance and conditions

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Food industry and services

Government lending and loan guarantees

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Income tax exclusion

Actions (4)

June 29, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599)

June 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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.

June 15, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E538)

June 15, 2020

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Budget Committee	House	Referred to	June 15, 2020
Ways and Means Committee	House	Referred to	June 15, 2020
Financial Services Committee	House	Referred to	June 15, 2020

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	June 15, 2020	XML

Cosponsors (217)

Name	Party	State
A. Donald McEachin	Democratic	VA
Abby Finkenauer	Democratic	IA
Abigail Davis Spanberger	Democratic	VA

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 4818	116th	Related bill
S 4012	116th	Related bill

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NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONclient→NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Tax proposals on perishable food and lost inventory. Proposals to support critical infrastructure workers, including food and restaurant workers, and exempt them from certain taxes during COVID-19 pandemic. S. 4178, a bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes. S. 4014, Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. Implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-142. H.R. 7481/S. 3814, RESTART Act. H.R. 6821/S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020. H.R. 6776, Jumpstarting Our Businesses Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020. H.R. 7197/S. 4012, RESTAURANTS Act of 2020. H.R. 6841, Assistance and Gratitude for Coronavirus Heroes in Agribusiness who are Invaluable to the Nation (AG CHAIN) Act. H.R. 7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act. S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. S. 4178, a bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes. S. 4167, Small Business Disaster Loan Enhancement Act of 2020. H.R. 1869/S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act. S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. Senate Healthcare, Economic Assistance, Liability, and Schools Act (HEALS Act). H.R. 7615/S. 4214, Healthy Workplaces Tax Credit Act. S. 4319, Supporting Americas Restaurant Workers Act. S. 4775, Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act. S. 4807, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020. S. 5067, Filtering and Retrofitting the Environment for Safe and Healthy Activities Indoors and Revenue (FRESH AIR) for Businesses Act.

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7197

AARON FRAZIER LAURA ABSHIRE MATT WALKER PEARCE CROSLAND SHANNON MEADE mr DANIEL ROEHL

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYclient→NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance

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-H.R.1756, Preventing Credit Score Discrimination in Auto Insurance Act - prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance -H.R.1862, To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury -H.R.1595, SAFE Banking Act of 2019 - To create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses -H.R. 1832, Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 - to prevent the denial of life insurance coverage for certain holders of Narcan/naloxone prescriptions -H.R. 1375, S. 1989 - Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act - to improve Medicare Secondary Payer process for Medicare Parts C and D -S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 - to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -S.766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) for Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 - to promote the investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and to provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts -H.R. 1185, S. 463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act - To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals -S.583, DATA Privacy Act - to establish federal data privacy standards S. 1028, H.R. 2093, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act - creates safe harbor from federal laws when doing business with legal state marijuana business PL111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Issue: International Insurance Capital Standards S.1214 - A bill to establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights, and for other purposes. S. 1298, H.R. 2479, Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act - to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council S. 1628, Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act - would extend the program until 2022. S.1586, H.R. 1862, Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019 - This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury H.R. 3279, A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, and for other purposes Insurance Underwriting Insurance Capital Standards Autonomous Vehicles Data Privacy and Security H.R. 3693 - Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination Act - prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility. H.R. 4075, S.2201, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act - To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related business H.R. 1224, S. 511, Living Donor Protection Act - To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019 - to amend labor requirements H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 - bill to establish federal data privacy framework. H.R. ___, Freezing Assets of Suspected Terrorists and Enemy Recruits (FASTER) Act -- require financial institutions to freeze the assets of people under suspicion of domestic terrorism H.R. 4523, Nonprofit Property Protection Act -- allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance. H.R. ___, House Energy & Commerce Committee Staff Bipartisan Data Privacy Draft - data privacy H.R. 5494, the Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 -- ensure that state-based grants received by homeowners for disaster mitigation are not be subject to federal income tax. Issue: Rising Cost of Auto Repair H.R. 3462/S. 1958, SHELTER Act -- to provide tax credits to property owners who make qualified mitigation investments (based on the model of long-standing energy tax credits). HR.3781, Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 -- increase the minimum levels of insurance for commercial vehicles S.3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 - to establish a Federal data protection agency, and for other purposes. HR __, Insurance Data Protection Act - to reform FIO data requests. DRAFT HR ___, Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking (FAIR) Study Act of 2020 - to study discrimination in auto-insurance H.R.7412, Business Interruption Relief Act of 2020 - Federal subsidies for insurers that pay Business Interruption losses caused by the Coronavirus HR 6494, Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act- Invalidate existing virus exclusions and mandate future BI coverage DRAFT, Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - Federal data privacy law S.3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - federal data privacy H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act - Transportation and highway infrastructure package including COVID, insurance, and motor safety provisions. HR 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) of 2020 - Govt backed program modeled after TRIA DRAFT, Business Continuity Protection Program - Joint trades pandemic risk proposal DRAFT, COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund - Recovery fund DRAFT, Workplace Recovery Act (WRA) - Establishes government-funded business interruption insurance add-on HR 6497, Never Again Small Business Protection Act - Prospective coverage mandate Issue: Employer COVID-19 Liability DRAFT, Coronavirus Liability Act - proposal to create a liability safe harbor for businesses H.R. 7197, Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 - $120b restaurant grant program H.R. 6364, S. 3533, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020 - authorize minimum standards for electronic and remote notarizations Issue Diversity and Inclusion DRAFT, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 - to establish federal data breach standards (Portman/Carper) DRAFT, GAO study of insurance rating factors ISSUE: Pandemic Risk Insurance Programs DRAFT, Pandemic Business Interruption Program - Pandemic insurance program (Chubb) DRAFT, Business Continuity Coalition/New PRIA - pandemic insurance program (BCC) S 4159ESIGN Modernization Act - to modernize use of electronic documents S 4317SAFE to WORK Act - COVID liability protections for businesses S 4318American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act - COVID relief S 4320Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations - COVID relief funding S 4321Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act - PPP extensions and reform S 4325Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act - clarification of CFPB jurisdiction related to insurance HR 7809 Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act of 2020 - equity facility in the Department of the Treasury to assist commercial mortgage borrowers S 178Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, School, and Small Businesses - omnibus COVID relief package HR 7978/S 4431 Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 - to improve wildfire preparedness HR 8129 Drug Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020 - impaired driving education initiative HR 8132 American COMPETE Act - to study use of AI, drones, and autonomous vehicles HR 8015 Delivering for America Act - Postal service funding and operational changes S 4626SAFE DATA Act - to establish a federal privacy standard and other data use regulations HR 8350 SELF Drive Act - to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicle regulation S. 4755 PAID Act - prohibit the use of certain auto insurance underwriting factors S.2604 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019 -- NHTSA to work with vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and other entities to advance the technology developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection S.2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - bill to establish federal data privacy regulation HR 8524 Blockchain Records and Transactions Act -- To amend the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act HR 11Commitment to American GROWTH Act-- to encourage investment to renew, restore, and rebuild the American economy for our workers, families, and small businesses, maximize innovation through research and development, and secure Americas medical supplies. HR 8576 PAID Study Act -- require the Government Accountability Office to conduct biennial studies of personal private automobile insurance coverage, and for other purposes. DRAFT LIBOR Transition Assistance Act -- deem certain references to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as referring to a replacement benchmark rate if LIBOR is no longer available, and for other purposes. S 4801Fair Access to Financial Services Act -- prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. HR 8698 Justice for All Act -- amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute a sufficient basis for rights of action under such Act S 5041Addressing Climate Financial Risk Act -- o establish the Advisory Committee on Climate Risk on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - short-term appropriations

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7197

ANNE WEBB CARSON LEWIS STEVEN ENGLISH mr BEN BREWSTER mr DEAN PAPPAS

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONclient→U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

2020 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism

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Travel visas and work visas (particularly B1/B2 , J-1, and H-2B visas); National Park Deferred Maintenance, including the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422) and the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500 and H.R. 1225); implementation of The CARES Act (H.R.748), relating to economic relief to airports and travel-dependent businesses and organizations; delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; Nonimmigrant visas, Visa and Travel Executive Orders; Electronic System for Travel Authorization; Trusted Traveler Program promotion, including access to Global Entry; Economic impact of travel and the impacts of COVID-19 on travel decline; delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; the REAL ID modernization Act (S. 4133) ; expanding access to the Paycheck Protection Program, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, Main Street Lending Program, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Corporate Credit Facility, Coronavirus Relief Fund, Community Development Block Grant Program, and EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance Program; additional Coronavirus-related economic relief , including the HEALS Act (S.4775, S.4318, S.4320, S.4321, S.Amdt.2508, S.Amdt.2507, S.Amdt.2499, S.Amdt.2652, etc.); the HEROES Act (H.R.6800, H.R.8406), a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (S.4116), a bill to expand eligibility in the Paycheck Protection Program (S.3992), Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.6697), the RESTART Act (S.3814), the RESTAURANTS Act (H.R.7197, S.4012), freezing government per diem rates, and other efforts to help travel-dependent businesses and nonprofit organizations; proposals to stimulate economic activity in the travel industry, including a travel tax credit, a meetings and events tax credit, changes to the food and entertainment business expense deduction, and tourism promotion grants (S.4299, HR.7920); and FY2021 Appropriations, regarding implementation of the REAL ID Act; accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification; infrastructure funding, including the INVEST in America Act (HR.2); the Visit America Act (S.3831, H.R.8480); ; enhancing the Secure Flight and CAT-C programs; the Registered Traveler Act of 2020 (S.3730); and actions needed to restart air travel, including the Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 (S. 4623) and other health, safety, and security measures for airports and air travelers. Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak), Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak); addressing Passport and visa application backlogs. Implementing air bridge pilots and protocols, airport testing standards, pilots and protocols. Restarting VISA applications; restarting passport processing.

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.7197

TREON GLENN VICTORIA BARNES WILL BROWN mr ERIK HANSEN

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

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2020 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations

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Potential coronavirus relief legislation providing additional financial assistance for travel-dependent businesses and nonprofit organizations, including the HEALS Act (S.4775, S.4318, S.4320, S.4321, S.Amdt.2508, S.Amdt.2507, S.Amdt.2499, S.Amdt.2652, etc.); the HEROES Act (H.R.6800, H.R.8406), a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (S.4116), a bill to expand eligibility in the Paycheck Protection Program (S.3992), Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.6697), the RESTART Act (S.3814), the RESTAURANTS Act (H.R.7197, S.4012), and other efforts to help travel-dependent businesses and nonprofit organizations; National Park Deferred Maintenance, including the Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422) and the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 500 and H.R. 1225); implementation of The CARES Act (H.R.748) relating to economic relief to airports and travel-dependent businesses and organizations; delaying implementation of the REAL ID Act for air travel; proposals to stimulate economic activity in the travel industry, including a travel tax credit, a meetings and events tax credit, changes to the food and entertainment business expense deduction, and tourism promotion grants (S.4299, HR.7920); FY2021 Appropriations, regarding implementation of the REAL ID Act and delay; and accelerating CBP and TSAs transition to voluntary biometric identification.

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.7197

TREON GLENN VICTORIA BARNES WILL BROWN mr ERIK HANSEN

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONclient→NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. Tax proposals on perishable food and lost inventory. Proposals to support critical infrastructure workers, including food and restaurant workers, and exempt them from certain taxes during COVID-19 pandemic. S. 4178, a bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes. S. 4014, Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act. H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. H.R. 7481/S. 3814, RESTART Act. H.R. 6821/S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020. H.R. 6776, Jumpstarting Our Businesses Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020. H.R. 7197/S. 4012, RESTAURANTS Act of 2020. H.R. 6841, Assistance and Gratitude for Coronavirus Heroes in Agribusiness who are Invaluable to the Nation (AG CHAIN) Act. H.R. 7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act. S. 4117, Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. S. 4178, a bill to provide for a credit against employment taxes for certain workplace safety expenses, and for other purposes. S. 4167, Small Business Disaster Loan Enhancement Act of 2020. H.R. 1869/S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act. S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. Senate Healthcare, Economic Assistance, Liability, and Schools Act (HEALS Act). H.R. 7615/S. 4214, Healthy Workplaces Tax Credit Act.

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7197

AARON FRAZIER LAURA ABSHIRE MATT WALKER PEARCE CROSLAND SHANNON MEADE mr DANIEL ROEHL

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of