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Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill reinstates and increases the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents and allows certain small businesses to expense up to $10,000 of the costs of relocating a trade or business carried on in a location on or near a site proposed for inclusion on the national priorities list under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make disaster loans to small business concerns whose principal place of business is located on a Superfund site and authorizes the SBA to make economic injury loans to such business concerns.

The bill also modifies the definition of crude oil for excise tax purposes.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 18, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 23, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 9, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2882: Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2882/
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"H.R. 2882: Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2882/.
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H.R. 2882, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2882/.
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