Skip to main content
HR 2594 114th Congress House

Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that the receipt of certain loans provided by the Small Business Adminis… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that the receipt of certain loans provided by the Small Business Administration does not violate the prohibition against receiving duplicative financial assistance in the case of a disaster.

Introduced: June 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceGovernment lending and loan guaranteesSmall business
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 1, 2015
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

Expresses the sense of Congress that disaster loans made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that carry interest and must be repaid should not be considered the same type of benefit as a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for purposes of calculating duplication of benefits under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Amends the Stafford Act to provide that an SBA disaster loan made on or after January 1, 2012, shall not be considered financial assistance for purposes of the prohibition on receiving duplicative disaster assistance if: (1) such loan has been repaid in full; or (2) the borrower is making the required payments on time. Deems the borrower of any such loan made by the date of this Act's enactment for which the borrower was not making the required payments on time to be compliant with this Act if, within 60 days, the borrower becomes current on the loan payments.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Donovan, Daniel
· Jun 16, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2015
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2594: Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2594/
MLA
"H.R. 2594: Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2594/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2594, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2594/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2594: Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2594/)
Report a problem