To amend the Small Business Act to require public communications about disaster assistance resources to be…

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To amend the Small Business Act to require public communications about disaster assistance resources to be made in multiple languages.

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This bill directs the Small Business Administration to make every effort to use multiple languages when informing the public about information related to the availability of additional disaster assistance in the event of a declared major disaster.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 2017

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to require public communications about disaster assistance resources to be made in multiple languages.

Latest action (Dec 7, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 7, 2017

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

No recorded floor vote found.