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S 1709 112th Congress Senate Commerce Credit and credit markets Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees Interest, dividends, interest rates Small business

Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 2011

Introduced: October 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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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Oct 13, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Oct 13, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 2011 - Reduces temporarily, through September 30, 2014, the interest rate on the federal share of certain Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans (to repair, rehabilitate, replace, or refinance property damaged or destroyed by or as a result of a natural or other disaster) made to businesses on or after August 26, 2011. Sets forth temporary rates of: (1) 1% per year, in the case of a business concern unable to obtain credit elsewhere; and (2) 3% per year, in the case of a business concern able to obtain credit elsewhere.

What's happening now October 13, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1709: Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1709/
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"S. 1709: Small Business Disaster Assistance Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1709/.
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S. 1709, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1709/.
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