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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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Feb 12, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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