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Congress.gov, H.R.7197, "RESTAURANTS Act of 2020," 116th Congress (Internet Archive copy of Feb. 14, 2026)

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A Congress.gov bill page, as preserved by the Wayback Machine, for H.R.7197, the RESTAURANTS Act of 2020, 116th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl and introduced 06/15/2020. The page lists 217 cosponsors and records the latest action on 06/29/2020 as sponsor introductory remarks on the measure. The CRS summary of the bill as introduced states that it establishes and funds the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which Treasury would make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors. Grants would be reduced by any emergency EIDL grant or forgiven paycheck protection loan amount. For the initial period, Treasury must prioritize marginalized and underrepresented communities and award grants only to purveyors with annual revenues of less than $1.5 million.

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     H.R.7197 - RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
     116th Congress (2019-2020)



        Sponsor:                  Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (Introduced 06/15/2020)
        Committees:               House - Financial Services; Ways and Means; Budget
        Committee Meetings:       09/22/20 10:30AM
        Latest Action:            06/29/2020 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599) (All Actions)
        Tracker:                   Introduced




     Summary(1)     Text(1)   Actions(6)   Titles(3)   Amendments(0)    Cosponsors(217)     Committees(3)     Related Bills(2)


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     There is one summary for H.R.7197. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.


     Shown Here:
     Introduced in House (06/15/2020)
     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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