Following advocacy efforts from Rep. Jack Bergman on behalf of First District seasonal businesses impacted by the Coronavirus, the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration updated its guidance to provide additional flexibility for seasonal small businesses. The calculation for the maximum loan available through the Paycheck Protection Program has been modified to… Read more »
Friend,
Thousands of small businesses across the state have utilized the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) over the past weeks. Due to its popularity, the PPP ran out of funding in two weeks. Last week, I voted in favor of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act after speaking on the House floor in support of the bill.
The Small… Read more »
Today, the House voted 388-5 on H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Rep. Bergman spoke on the House floor in support of the bill and highlighted the specific needs of rural small businesses and health care providers. Rep. Bergman issued the following statement:
"After nearly two weeks of needless delay, today we brought this… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01) led a bipartisan letter with Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02) and 13 additional Members of Congress asking the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to continue accepting new loan applications and approving new lenders in anticipation of renewed funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP has… Read more »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA announced the release of the Notice of Funding Opportunity and Final Allocations for the $100 million in supplemental funding made available to the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant… Read more »
Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Fred Upton (MI-06), and Tim Walberg (MI-07) sent a letter to Governor Whitmer expressing serious concern with the most recent update to the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order (Executive Order 2020-42).
Rep. Bergman stated, "During this time, I’ve put politics aside to work with our… Read more »
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 »
Friend,
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 »
