ENROLLED
2020 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 49
BY REPRESENTATIVES GARY CARTER, BRYANT, BUTLER, COX, DAVIS,
DESHOTEL, DUPLESSIS, GAINES, HARRIS, JAMES, JENKINS, TRAVIS
JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, KERNER, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE,
NEWELL, SELDERS, AND WILLARD
A RESOLUTION
To express the support of the Louisiana House of Representatives for making future
stimulus programs for pandemic and disaster relief easier for minority, female,
veteran, small, and rural business owners to access.
WHEREAS, 2020 has been a year of successive calamities befalling our citizens and
economy; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana received substantial and much-needed aid from the federal
government to assist businesses suffering from disaster-related closures and restrictions; and
WHEREAS, some aid programs enacted by the legislature inadvertently hindered
access for minority, female, veteran, small, and rural businesses by requiring voluminous
documentation and strict adherence to a multitude of legal formalities; and
WHEREAS, while remaining mindful of the need to guard against fraud, waste, and
abuse, the Louisiana House of Representatives recognizes that aid programs in the future
should, to the extent possible, be made easier so that suffering business owners can access
necessary funding.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express its support for making future stimulus
programs for pandemic and disaster relief easier for minority, female, veteran, small, and
rural business owners to access.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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