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S 2986 111th Congress Senate Commerce Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees Louisiana Mississippi Natural disasters Small business Texas

Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010

Introduced: February 4, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S486)
Feb 4, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S485-486)
Feb 4, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Program under which the Administrator may waive, for up to three years and $15,000 total, the interest payments of small businesses that resume operations in a declared disaster area during the period beginning on: (1) September 1, 2005, and ending on October 1, 2006, for loans relating to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita of 2005; or (2) September 1, 2008, and ending on January 1, 2009, for loans relating to Hurricanes Gustav or Ike of 2008.

What's happening now February 4, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S486)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4609 Related bill Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2986: Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2986/
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"S. 2986: Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2986/.
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S. 2986, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2986/.
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