US Congress Senate Bill 3278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3278/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3278/BILLS-116s3278is.pdf