3.0.0 269 2022-02-03T05:26:25Z 2022-02-03T05:26:25Z Senate S S 2005-02-02 109 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-02T22:00:34Z 2005-02-02 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S903-904) IntroReferral 2005-02-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S902-903) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2005-02-02 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-02-02 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-02-02 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-02-02 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2005-02-02 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-02-02 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-02-02 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2005-02-02 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-02-02 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2005-02-02 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-02-02 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-02-02 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-02-02 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2005-02-02 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-02-02 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-02-02 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-02-02 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-02-03 False C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-02-03 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-02-03 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-09-12 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-10-03 False Commerce Administrative procedure Agricultural credit Agriculture and Food Alternative energy sources Cogeneration of electric power and heat Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Disaster loans Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Environmental Protection Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Fuel cells Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government lending Heating Law Natural gas Petroleum Price indexes Propane Refuse as fuel Small Business Administration Small business Solar energy Wind power Commerce 00 2005-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-11T19:04:39Z Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to make disaster loans to assist small businesses that have suffered or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of a significant increase in the price of heating fuel. Prohibits such loan from being made if the total amount outstanding and committed to the borrower would exceed $1.5 million, unless the borrower is a major source of employment in its surrounding area.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to farm operations that qualify as a small business and that have or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury on or after October 1, 2004, as the result of a significant increase in energy costs in connection with an energy emergency declared by the President or the Secretary.

]]> Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005 Display Title Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide emergency relief to small business concerns affected by a significant increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, propane, or kerosene, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s269is/xml/BILLS-109s269is.xml 2005-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S903-904) 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.