3.0.0 1724 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z Senate S S 2005-09-19 109 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-09-19T21:59:07Z 2005-09-19 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2005-09-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10194-10196) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-09-19 True T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2005-09-19 True Commerce Administrative procedure Agricultural cooperatives Agricultural credit Agricultural wastes Agriculture and Food Alabama Alternative energy sources Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Cogeneration of electric power and heat Congress Congressional reporting requirements Depressed areas Disaster loans Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Floods Florida Fuel cells Gasoline Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government lending Grants-in-aid Heating Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Law Louisiana Mississippi Municipal solid waste Nonprofit organizations Petroleum Refuse as fuel Securities Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Solar energy Subcontractors Surety and fidelity Texas Wind power Women Women in business Commerce 00 2005-09-19 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-28T20:21:48Z Small Business, Homeowners, and Renters Disaster Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to: (1) small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives that demonstrate a direct adverse economic impact caused by Hurricane Katrina; and (2) nonprofit organizations for purposes of repairing damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or performing other hurricane relief services in a damaged area.

Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator to guarantee development company debentures issued for the purpose of rebuilding or resuming operations in a Hurricane Katrina-damaged area.

Authorizes appropriations to the: (1) Department of Commerce to provide, in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida, bridge grants and loans to small businesses in areas which the President has designated as a disaster area as a result of Hurricane Katrina; and (2) SBA for entrepreneurial development for small businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) provide an outreach and technical assistance program for affected small businesses; and (2) make supplemental emergency loans to affected small businesses.

Authorizes the making of loans to small businesses and farming operations that have or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury on or after January 1, 2005, as the result of a significant increase in energy costs.

]]> Small Business, Homeowners, and Renters Disaster Relief Act of 2005 Display Title Small Business, Homeowners, and Renters Disaster Relief Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Small Business, Homeowners, and Renters Disaster Relief Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1724is/xml/BILLS-109s1724is.xml 2005-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.