<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>564</number>
    <updateDate>2019-04-11T15:39:59Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2019-04-11T15:39:59Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>House</originChamber>
    <originChamberCode>H</originChamberCode>
    <type>HR</type>
    <introducedDate>2007-01-18</introducedDate>
    <congress>110</congress>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hssm00</systemCode>
        <name>Small Business Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred to</name>
            <date>2007-01-18T15:04:00Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2007-01-18</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hssm00</systemCode>
            <name>Small Business Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2007-01-18</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>Intro-H</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2007-01-18</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>1000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>J000070</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]</fullName>
        <firstName>WILLIAM</firstName>
        <lastName>JEFFERSON</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>LA</state>
        <middleName>J.</middleName>
        <district>2</district>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Commerce</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects>
        <item>
          <name>Alabama</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Disaster loans</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Economics and Public Finance</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Emergency Management</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Finance and Financial Sector</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Floods</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Government lending</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Hurricanes</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Louisiana</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Minorities</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Minority business enterprises</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Mississippi</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Small business</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Texas</name>
        </item>
      </legislativeSubjects>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Commerce</name>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <summaries>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>00</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2007-01-18</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Introduced in House</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2007-02-22T21:53:55Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act - Amends the Small Business Act to provide that if a small business is affected by a catastrophic incident while participating in any section 8(a) business development program, the eligibility period for its participation in such program shall be extended by 18 months.</p> <p>Deems the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita as catastrophic incidents for purposes of this Act.</p>]]></text>
      </summary>
    </summaries>
    <title>Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Titles as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <title>Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that when a small business participating in the 8(a) business development program is affected by a catastrophic incident, the period in which it can participate is extended by 18 months.</title>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in House</type>
        <date>2007-01-18T05:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr564ih/xml/BILLS-110hr564ih.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2007-01-18</actionDate>
      <text>Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>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.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>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.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
