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HR 5523 107th Congress House

Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of the community disaster loan program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2002 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Crime and Law EnforcementDisaster loansDisaster reliefEconomics and Public Finance
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Federal-local relationsFederal-state relationsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingIncome taxInterestInternational AffairsLocal financeState financeState taxationTaxationTerrorism
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 2, 2002
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 Latest action October 2, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) authorize the President to make community disaster loans to State governments; (2) eliminate the $5 million limit on the amount of any such loan; and (3) prohibit the President from requiring the payment of any interest or principal on such a loan made to a State or local government which may suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenues as a result of a major disaster caused by a terrorist attack. Provides that this Act shall apply to any major disaster occurring on or after October 30, 2000.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 2, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 2, 2002
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 2, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5523: Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5523/
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"H.R. 5523: Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5523/.
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H.R. 5523, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5523/.
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