Save our Servers Act (H.R. 76; 117th Congress)

117th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from issuing certain grants to States or political subdivisions of States that restrict or prohibit indoor and outdoor dining, and for other purposes.

Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from issuing certain grants to States or political subdivisions of States that restrict or prohibit indoor and outdoor dining, and for other purposes.


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 * This Act may be cited as the “Save our Servers Act”.

SEC. 2. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DINING RESTRICTION.

 * Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“SEC. 219. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DINING RESTRICTION.


 * “Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, during the period in which a State, or a political subdivision of such State, has passed and is enforcing a law or order restricting or prohibiting indoor or outdoor dining at restaurants, the Secretary may not issue a grant under section 203(a), 205(b), or 207(a) to such State or a political subdivision of such State.”.