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HR 2966 118th Congress House Commerce

PREPARE Act

Introduced: June 4, 2024 Introduced by: Morelle, Joseph D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness And Resilient Enterprises Act or the PREPARE Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 a pre-disaster mitigation program, administered by the Small Business Administration, for disbursing economic injury disaster loans to small businesses for protection of real estate, equipment, inventory, supplies, and materials. The bill also increases the amount for loans to take mitigating actions to protect damaged or destroyed property from possible future disasters.

What's happening now April 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1370 Related bill PREPARE Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 21 Republican 4
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 15, 2024
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 27, 2024
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Costa, Jim
California · Aug 27, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Aug 27, 2024
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 11, 2024
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 25, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Jun 11, 2024
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jun 4, 2024
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2024
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 23, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Apr 23, 2024
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 9, 2024
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Mar 19, 2024
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 5, 2024
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Mar 5, 2024
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2024
Cartwright, Matt
· Dec 14, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 28, 2023
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 24, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Oct 18, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Oct 18, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 17, 2023
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Oct 3, 2023
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2023
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 29, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 26, 2023
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2023
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2966: PREPARE Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2966/
MLA
"H.R. 2966: PREPARE Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2966/.
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H.R. 2966, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2966/.
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[H.R. 2966: PREPARE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2966/)
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