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S. 2226 115th Congress Senate

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that decli… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration.

Introduced: December 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Disaster relief and insuranceGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing and community development fundingSmall business
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Dec 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 13, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

This bill prohibits a recipient of a disaster-recovery grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from denying an applicant for assistance, or reducing the amount of assistance offered to the applicant, on the basis that the applicant declined disaster-recovery relief assistance from the Small Business Administration.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 14, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 14, 2017
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2226: Disaster Assistance Simplification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2226/
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"S. 2226: Disaster Assistance Simplification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2226/.
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S. 2226, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2226/.
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