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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

S. 1703 · Senate bill Commerce

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Rural Small Business Resilience Act," aims to improve disaster assistance access for people living in rural areas. It requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to take action within one year of the Act's enactment. Specifically, the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience must ensure rural residents have full access to assistance following a disaster declaration. This includes providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to these individuals. Additionally, the bill includes a technical amendment to the Small Business Act.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The bill specifically targets rural residents to ensure they have full access to SBA disaster assistance through targeted outreach.

  • Scored +6

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill requires the SBA to ensure rural individuals have full access to disaster assistance through targeted outreach.

  • Scored +5

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    The bill mandates improved access to disaster assistance for individuals in rural areas through the SBA.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.