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S. 318 · 108th Congress

Small Business Drought Relief Act of 2003

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 108th Congress ended.

JKD KerrySponsor
19 cosponsors · 11 D, 8 R
  1. Senate Introduced Feb 5, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Mar 31, 2003
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Mar 31, 2003
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Small Business Drought Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to include within the definition of "disaster," for purposes of disaster loans provided to small businesses through the Small Business Administration (SBA), droughts and below average water levels in the Great Lakes or any other U.S. body of water that supports commerce by small businesses. Authorizes such loan assistance for farm- and nonfarm-related small businesses affected by droughts. Limits the amount that may be used during FY 2003 to provide drought disaster loans to non-farm related concerns.

Requires the SBA to respond in writing to a State Governor regarding its determination concerning the provision of disaster loan assistance within 30 days after receiving such Governor's certification that small businesses in that State have suffered economic injury as a result of a disaster.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Small Business Drought Relief Act of 2003

Latest action (Apr 1, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 5, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Feb 5, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Mar 31, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.