H.R. 3930 115th Congress House

Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act

Official title: To establish the Office of Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants in the Small Business Administration to compensate certain small business concerns f… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: October 3, 2017 See on congress.gov

Commerce Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditions

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Executive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsLife, casualty, property insuranceNatural disastersSmall Business AdministrationSmall business

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Oct 4, 2017

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

Oct 3, 2017

Introduced in House

Oct 3, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Latest action October 4, 2017

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act

This bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants to compensate small businesses, located in a qualified disaster area, for substantial economic injury they suffered resulting from Hurricane Harvey beginning August 25, 2017, and ending August 25, 2018. This compensation (1) excludes interest on the amount of the payment before the settlement or payment of a claim or any punitive or noncompensatory damages; and (2) is limited to $100,000, except in cases where the SBA determines that a greater amount up to $250,000 is appropriate.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 11

Illinois · Oct 3, 2017

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Oct 3, 2017

O'Rourke, Beto

· Oct 3, 2017

Sewell, Terri A.

Alabama · Oct 3, 2017

Veasey, Marc A.

Texas · Oct 3, 2017

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3930: Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3930/

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"H.R. 3930: Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3930/.

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H.R. 3930, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3930/.

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