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Small Business Emergency Fuel Assistance Act of 2007

Introduced: June 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7749)
Jun 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7748-7749)
Jun 14, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Emergency Fuel Assistance Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce an emergency assistance program for small businesses and small farms dependent on fuel.

Authorizes the President to declare a federal energy emergency if the health, safety, welfare, or economic well-being of U.S. citizens is at risk because of an imminent or actual shortage of adequate supplies of crude oil, gasoline or petroleum distillates owing to: (1) a disruption in the national distribution system for such distillates (including a shortage related to a major disaster); or (2) significant pricing anomalies in national energy markets for them.

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to states under a presidential declaration of fuel supply interruption.

What's happening now June 14, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7749)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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