S1703
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Rural Small Business Resilience Act
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced May 8, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version RSThis Act may be cited as the Rural Small Business Resilience Act.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16))) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those individuals.
The second paragraph (16) (relating to the statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17).
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16))) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those individuals.
The second paragraph (16) (relating to the statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17).
Legislative Timeline
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst without amendment. Without written report.
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst without amendment. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.