Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

Summary

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act This bill addresses the interaction of disaster recovery relief assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the bill prohibits HUD and recipients of HUD disaster relief grants from (1) considering whether an applicant for assistance rejected a separate disaster loan from the SBA, or (2) reducing the amount of assistance by the amount of a rejected SBA loan.

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Timeline

1. 26 September 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 September 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 September 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

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