Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 5, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 83 words.
Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025 This bill increases from $14,000 to $50,000 the threshold loan amount over which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may require collateral for a disaster loan. The Government Accountability Office must report on the performance, including the default rate, of such loans. Additionally, the SBA must (1) distinguish between rural and urban communities in the outreach and marketing for disaster loans, and (2) incorporate actions to mitigate challenges encountered by rural communities in accessing such loans.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
- Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 9 of 335 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 363 words
- Latest action
- Feb 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 397 Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]