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HR 4660 98th Congress House Emergency Management Business and commerce Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Federal aid to fisheries Fisheries Loans Small business

A bill to provide that economic injury disaster loans may be made to small business concerns involved in the fishing industry as a result of ocean conditions from June 1982 through December 1983…

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A bill to provide that economic injury disaster loans may be made to small business concerns involved in the fishing industry as a result of ocean conditions from June 1982 through December 1983 resulting from El Nino weather conditions.

Introduced: January 26, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.
Jan 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 26, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration, with respect to small businesses involved in the fishing industry, to treat the El Nino-related ocean conditions as a disaster for purposes of providing disaster loans to such small businesses.

What's happening now February 1, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on SBA & SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise, and General Small Business Problems.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4660: A bill to provide that economic injury disaster loans may be made to small business concerns involved in the fishing industry as a result of ocean conditions from June 1982 through December 1983 resulting from El Nino weather conditions.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4660/
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"H.R. 4660: A bill to provide that economic injury disaster loans may be made to small business concerns involved in the fishing industry as a result of ocean conditions from June 1982 through December 1983 resulting from El Nino weather conditions.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4660/.
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H.R. 4660, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4660/.
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[H.R. 4660: A bill to provide that economic injury disaster loans may be made to small business concerns involved in the fishing industry as a result of ocean conditions from June 1982 through December 1983 resulting from El Nino weather conditions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4660/)
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