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HR 2908 113th Congress House Commerce Atmospheric science and weather Building construction Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Government lending and loan guarantees Residential rehabilitation and home repair Small business

Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013

Introduced: August 1, 2013 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Aug 1, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to allow Small Business Administration (SBA) physical disaster loans to be used for the construction of safe rooms or similar storm shelters designed to protect property and occupants from tornadoes or other natural disasters.

What's happening now August 1, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1440 Identical bill Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 3
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 22, 2013
Kline, John
· Sep 26, 2013
Long, Billy
· Sep 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2908: Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2908/
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"H.R. 2908: Tornado Family Safety Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2908/.
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H.R. 2908, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2908/.
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