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Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Feb 12, 2020
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Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

This bill expands the availability of Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance for rural small businesses.

Currently, the declaration of a disaster by the SBA is contingent upon a certain number of homes or businesses being damaged or economically injured (e.g., at least 25 homes or 25 businesses are damaged). The bill authorizes the SBA to declare a disaster in a rural area if any home, small business, private nonprofit, or small agricultural cooperative located in such area has incurred significant damage.

The bill defines a rural area as an area with a population of less than 200,000 outside an urbanized area.

What's happening now February 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3278: Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3278/
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"S. 3278: Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3278/.
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S. 3278, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3278/.
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