# Plain Language Summary: Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act

This bill would change the rules for a federal small business loan program called the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Specifically, it would ban abortion providers from receiving loans through this program. The bill makes an exception for hospitals and for organizations that only provide abortions in very limited circumstances (specifically, cases involving rape, incest, or threats to the mother's life).

The bill's supporters point to a specific situation that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the bill, Planned Parenthood affiliates received approximately $80 million in PPP loans, even though the rules at the time were supposed to prevent them from getting this money because of how their organization is structured. The Small Business Administration sent letters to 39 Planned Parenthood affiliates telling them to return the funds, but according to the bill, only 7 complied. The bill argues this was improper and aims to prevent similar situations in the future by explicitly prohibiting abortion providers from accessing these loans.

If this bill became law, it would mean that clinics and organizations that provide abortion services would no longer be eligible for PPP loans or similar federal small business loans in the future. This would affect how these organizations could access emergency funding during economic crises. The bill also requires the Small Business Administration's Inspector General to investigate and report back to Congress within six months about how many PPP loans were actually given to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act

Abortion Providers Loan Elimination Act This bill makes abortion providers ineligible to receive a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19. This prohibition shall not apply to hospitals or entities that exclusively provide abortions (1) where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) where the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother. The Inspector General of the Small Business Administration must report on the number of paycheck protection loans made to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and to other abortion providers.