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HR 691 102th Congress House Commerce Bank failures Disaster relief Finance and Financial Sector Small business

To amend the Small Business Act to provide disaster loan eligibility to small business concerns located in States in which one-third or more of the depository institutions have been simultaneously closed for a period of at least 5 days.

Introduced: January 29, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 23, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.
Jan 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 29, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to empower the Small Business Administration to make disaster loans to small business concerns in a State in which one-third or more of the depository institutions have been closed simultaneously for a five-day period and, consequently, depositors cannot access their funds.

Limits eligibility to situations where: (1) a substantial percentage of the applicant's funds are held in a closed depository institution; and (2) the applicant's need for credit is a direct result of the closing of such institution.

What's happening now May 23, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development.

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