117th Congress · SENATE BILLENACTED

S. 1617Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

A bill to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

Commerce
Introduced May 13, 2021
Last action Dec 20, 2022
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 13, 2021
Step 2
Referred
May 13, 2021
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Step 3
Committee
Feb 15, 2022
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Sep 28, 2022
Passed Senate w/ Changes
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Dec 20, 2022
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to declare a disaster in rural areas where significant damage has been incurred for the purpose of providing certain assistance. A rural area is a county or political subdivision designated as such by the Census Bureau. Significant damage means uninsured losses of not less than 40% of the fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value of the damaged property (whichever is less). For a rural area where the President has declared a major disaster, the SBA may declare a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans if (1) the state or tribal government wherein the rural area is located requests the d...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEnrolled
Similar Bills · 1 matches
BillText overlapStatus
H.R. 3192Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act
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Roll Call Votes · 1
Timeline · 21 actions
Dec 20, 2022
Signed by President.
Dec 20, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-249.
Dec 16, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 8, 2022
Considered as unfinished business.
Dec 8, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 8 (Roll no. 517).ROLL CALLpass
Dec 8, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 5, 2022
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 5, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Dec 5, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1617.
Dec 5, 2022
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on S. 1617.
Dec 5, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Sep 29, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2022
Received in the House.
Sep 29, 2022
Held at the desk.
Sep 28, 2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
May 3, 2022
By Senator Cardin from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 117-103.
Feb 17, 2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Feb 17, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
Feb 15, 2022
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.