Reps. Jack Bergman, Dan Kildee, Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar, and Fred Upton sent a bipartisan letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting coronavirus-related relief for Michigan’s tart cherry industry.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $9.5 billion for agricultural producers impacted by COVID-19, including specialty crop producers,… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Jack Bergman co-led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Bob Latta (OH-05), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and TJ Cox (CA-21), urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Azar and Deputy Secretary Hargan to use resources passed in the CARES Act to protect rural hospitals and health centers. With the first payment from the CARES Act provider fund being… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored the HEROES Act, which was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Bill Huizenga. This legislation will give a four-month federal tax holiday to law enforcement officers, corrections officers, firefighters, EMT’s, paramedics, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, doctors, hospital and licensed medical… Read more »
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As of today, small businesses and sole proprietorships will be able to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a provision of the CARES Act that provides small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. The funds are provided in the form of loans that… Read more »
This week, Representative Jack Bergman joined a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, outlining the distress that the Coronavirus crisis is having on our rural hospitals, and requesting immediate action to sustain rural providers.
The Members wrote in part, "Rural hospitals are the backbone of communities across our nation. These… Read more »
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the stimulus payment.
Who is eligible… Read more »
On Friday the House passed the CARES Act and President Trump signed it into law immediately after. The next few weeks of action will be critical as federal, state, and local leaders work together to help our communities through the Coronavirus crisis.
Workers and businesses across the District have felt the economic impact of the Governors' "stay at home" order, implemented to slow… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "CARES Act" Coronavirus relief package - sending this landmark legislation to President Trump's desk.
The Coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has accelerated into a global pandemic and gravely affected health, businesses, careers, and family plans of nearly every American. Representative Jack Bergman supported the… Read more »
USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF
Rural Housing Service Single-Family… Read more »
Beginning today, the Governor has issued a "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order. This means all businesses that are considered "non-essential" are being told to close, and residents are being told to stay at home. Recently, the Department of Homeland Security identified "essential critical infrastructure and services." If you have questions as to whether your business falls into one of these… Read more »
