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Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017

Introduced: October 26, 2017 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exceed the $100,000 limit on small business development center assistance grants to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a community.

The bill amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 to permit: (1) the use of SBA and Farm Service Agency (formerly, Farmers Home Administration) loans for enterprises that are vital to recovery efforts in a disaster area (including debris removal services, manufactured housing, gasoline, telecommunications, or building materials); and (2) such loans to waive any required evaluation of creditworthiness in exchange for a fee set by the SBA or the Farm Service Agency.

What's happening now November 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1853 Identical bill Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 26, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4148: Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4148/
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