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HR 3930 115th Congress House Commerce Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Life, casualty, property insurance Natural disasters Small Business Administration Small business

Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants Act

Introduced: October 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now October 4, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7333 Related bill FEMA Modernization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
BARTON, JOE
· Oct 5, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 3, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 3, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Oct 3, 2017
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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/
MLA
"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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