The Constituency
← Back to bills
H.R. 804 · Commerce
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What does this mean?

When a disaster (like a hurricane or flood) is officially declared in a rural area, a specific office inside the Small Business Administration—the federal agency that helps small businesses, including with disaster loans—would be required to make sure people in those rural communities actually know about and can get the disaster help that's available to them. In practice, this means the office would have to send targeted outreach and marketing materials to rural residents, rather than assuming they'll hear about assistance the same way people in cities or suburbs typically do. The idea is to close any gap where rural disaster victims might otherwise miss out on aid simply because they're harder to reach.

Read the official CRS summary on Congress.gov →
Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jan 28, 2025
Passed House
Feb 25, 2025
Received in Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Full action history (11)
Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
Feb 24, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Feb 24, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 804.
Feb 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H745-746)
Feb 24, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Spot an error on this page, or have a suggestion? Send feedback →