Proposal:Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

This proposal's bill was enacted into law, so the proposal is archived and closed to further debate. See the resulting project: Project:Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act.

Bill	S 3278
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

This bill 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.

Bill Title

Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2020-02-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
• 2020-02-12: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.

Linked Project

• Project:Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act