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Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S903-904)
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S902-903)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to make disaster loans to assist small businesses that have suffered or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of a significant increase in the price of heating fuel. Prohibits such loan from being made if the total amount outstanding and committed to the borrower would exceed $1.5 million, unless the borrower is a major source of employment in its surrounding area.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to farm operations that qualify as a small business and that have or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury on or after October 1, 2004, as the result of a significant increase in energy costs in connection with an energy emergency declared by the President or the Secretary.

What's happening now February 2, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S903-904)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 12, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 3, 2005
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 2, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 2, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 269: Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-269/
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"S. 269: Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-269/.
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S. 269, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-269/.
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