HR 4215 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

Introduced Jun 29, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Maria Elvira Salazar R-FL

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Latest action · Jun 29, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 29, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the loan limits for the disaster loan program and to communicate certain information about the program following disasters.

Specifically, the bill raises from $40,000 to $75,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of household and personal effects and from $200,000 to $400,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of a primary residence.

Further, the bill requires the SBA to communicate through radio, television, print, and web-based outlets all relevant information needed by disaster loan applicants if a disaster is declared or the SBA declares eligibility for additional disaster assistance. (Currently, the SBA is only required to endeavor to communicate such information.)

The SBA must submit a report on the disaster loan program that includes information such as the number and dollar value of program loans and the average estimated dollar value of damage sustained by borrowers.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2021 to Sep 21, 2021; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalJun 29, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 29, 2021
R-SCTom RiceOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalJun 29, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainJul 22, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherJul 28, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 7, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerSep 21, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Jun 29, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 29, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 113, June 29, 2021, page H3308.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to increase certain disaster loan limits, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2021Introduced in House

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