H.R. 804 · Passed House · Commerce

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Sponsor: Kelly Morrison (D-MN)

What it does

• Requires the SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to ensure individuals in rural areas under a disaster declaration have full access to disaster assistance.
• Includes targeted outreach and marketing materials for those individuals.
• Requires the office to take whatever other actions are necessary to provide that access.

Official summary

Rural Small Business Resilience Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.

Latest action

Feb 26, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship