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Small Business Drought Relief Act

Introduced: July 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11546-11547)
Jul 31, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
Jul 31, 2002
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 107-230.
Jul 24, 2002
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 16, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6871-6872)
Jul 16, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6871)
Jul 16, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Small Business Drought Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to include drought within its definition of disaster (thus qualifying small businesses suffering economic harm from droughts for assistance under such Act).
What's happening now November 20, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11546-11547)

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2002
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 31, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2734: Small Business Drought Relief Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2734/
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"S. 2734: Small Business Drought Relief Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2734/.
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S. 2734, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2734/.
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