WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Gregory F. Murphy, R-N.C., has introduced legislation (H.R. 2849) to amend the Small Business Act "to prohibit abortion providers from receiving a covered loan under the paycheck protection program." The bill was introduced on April 26 and has 62 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Rick Allen, R-Ga., Brian Babin, R-Texas, Jim Banks, R-Ind., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Dan Bishop, R-N.C., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Michael Cloud, R-Texas, Rick Crawford,  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has introduced legislation (S. 1430) to amend the Small Business Act "to prevent predatory debt collectors from receiving paycheck protection program loans." The bill was introduced on April 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M. It was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. For more information, Sen. Martin Heinrich, 303 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510;   more