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Bill · 119th Congress · S 397

Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-02-04Topic: economy jobs

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-02-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.refer
2025-02-04Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.