Introduced:
May 8, 2025
Policy Area:
Commerce
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0
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4
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Latest Action
Jul 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Actions (6)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Type: Calendars
| Source: Senate
Jul 29, 2025
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst without amendment. Without written report.
Type: Committee
| Source: Senate
Jul 29, 2025
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst without amendment. Without written report.
Type: Committee
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 14000
Jul 29, 2025
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Type: Committee
| Source: Senate
Jul 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
May 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
May 8, 2025
Subjects (4)
Commerce
(Policy Area)
Disaster relief and insurance
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Cosponsors (1)
(R-MT)
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
Text Versions (2)
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Version: Reported to Senate
Version Date: Jul 29, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 2:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1703 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 131
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1703
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural
areas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2025
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship
July 29, 2025
Reported by Ms. Ernst, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural
areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1703 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 131
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1703
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural
areas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2025
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship
July 29, 2025
Reported by Ms. Ernst, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural
areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Small Business Resilience
Act''.
SEC. 2.
AREAS.
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
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.
(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.
(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including
by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those
individuals.
SEC. 3.
The second paragraph
(16) (relating to the statute of limitations)
of
section 7
(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.
(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636
(b) ) is
redesignated as paragraph
(17) .
Calendar No. 131
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1703
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural
areas, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 29, 2025
Reported without amendment