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S 862 116th Congress Senate Commerce Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees Small business

Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act

Introduced: March 25, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-70.
Nov 22, 2019
Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2019
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 2019
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9102)
Nov 20, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9102)
Nov 20, 2019
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9101-9102)
Nov 20, 2019
Ms. Craig asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Aug 2, 2019
Held at the desk.
Aug 2, 2019
Received in the House.
Aug 1, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 1, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5320-5321)
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-111.
Apr 3, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
Apr 3, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Rubio without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 27, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Mar 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 937 Kennedy, John To amend the title. Agreed to Aug 1, 2019
SAMDT 936 Kennedy, John In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 1, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act

This bill makes permanent the increased threshold for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.

What's happening now November 22, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-70.

 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 27, 2019
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 862: Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-862/
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"S. 862: Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-862/.
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S. 862, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-862/.
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