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Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020
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Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020 This bill expands allowable uses and forgivable expenses for amounts provided under the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain property rental payments made by an agricultural enterprise. Such rental payments must be made on property that is used solely for the agricultural enterprise and shall include equipment (e.g., tractors, combines, and planters), land, and buildings.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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H.R.7610 S.____, FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations provisions regarding shared services and information technology services to farmers and USDA customers. H.R.____ S.____, FY2021 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations. H.R.____S._____, FY2021 Energy and Water Appropriations provisions regarding Business Operations support services and cyber security related issues at Department of Energy, and Commerce issues related to NOAA and weather service funding. FY2021 H.R.7609, S.____, ____,Va. Appropriations and issues tied to shared services for VA benefits and Information Technology. Monitor state of Covid-19 released legislation including provisions released to agency management, shared services, Federal contracting, information technology, business impacts, Veterans Administration and Health Care funding contact tracing and customs funding etc. H.R.7619, S._____, FY2021 Homeland Security Appropriations regarding cloud migration, data and _____innovation. H.R. 748 Cares Act Implementation, H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 - Covid Relief Bill, issues tied to contact tracing, information technology, veterans related issues and benefit funding.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor status of FY2021 Appropriations bills, including provisions related to agency management, shared services, operation, administrative program funding, Federal contracting, information technology & COVID legislation Provisions concerning federal procurement prohibitions, including: H.R. 7610 S. __ FY2021 Agriculture Appropriations provisions regarding shared services and information technology services to farmers and USDA customers. H.R. 7609 S__ FY2021 Military Construction/VA Appropriations regarding VA shared services benefits management, information technology. H.R. 7619 S__ Homeland Security Appropriations regarding cloud migration, data and technology innovation. H.R. 748 CARES Act Implementation, H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 + COVID Relief, H.R. 6800, H.R. 8406 & Senate related COVID bills regarding customs issues, HHS funding for contact tracing, information & technology, veterans & related benefit funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Small Business
Supported HR 7619, the Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020. The bill would amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to allow farmers to use their PPP loans on rental equipment used for agribusiness (including tractors, combines, forage harvesters, planters, sprayers, hay rakes and wagons, field equipment, irrigation equipment, tools and supplies), land and buildings. These payments would also qualify for loan forgiveness.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Crop Insurance H.R. 7619, Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020
Client expense: $683,325 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Small Business
HR 6697 HR 7619
Client expense: $683,325 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Small Business
Support for: S. 3918/H.7175 the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act, which would allow sole proprietors to use Schedule F gross income vs net income for calculation of PPP eligibility; S. 3612, the Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020, would clarify that payroll, rent, mortgage interest and utilities paid for with forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loan funds will be deductible business expenses; H.R. 7619, the Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act of 2020, which would expand allowable uses and forgivable expenses for amounts provided under the Paycheck Protection Program; S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act, which would establish funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19, and including 501(c)5 agricultural organizations as an eligible entity to receive Paycheck Protection Program funds; S. 4117/H.R.7777 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act, which would modify loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19. Advocacy related to solutions that would help: qualify H-2A workers as employees under the PPP, and permit any wages paid be eligible for loan forgiveness; allow all business-related rental payments and personal protective equipment (as well as costs to modify worker housing and transportation) to be eligible for loan forgiveness; allow income from farm equipment trades, sales of bred livestock, rental income and commodity wages to count toward loan availability; and allow expenses paid with PPP loan funds to be eligible for a business income tax deduction.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Support full funding of the CCC (Commodity Credit Corporation) in the CR (Continuing Resolution); support the Farm Bill; support free markets for livestock producers (H.R. 7485); support 4-H in Covid Relief education; support the RAMP-UP(Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants) Act (H.R. 7490); support Agricultural disaster aid (H.R. 8319); support the DIRECT(Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions) Act (H.R. 7425); support agriculture in Covid-19 legislation; support the Expanding Assistance to Farmers Act (HR 7619)
Client expense: $27,622 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Small Business
HR 6697 HR 7619
Client expense: $683,325 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office