S 1763 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act

This bill amends the Small Business Act to explicitly include "smoke" from wildfires as a qualifying disaster for small business assistance. It directly affects small businesses in areas impacted by wildfire smoke, expanding their eligibility for existing SBA disaster relief programs. The key mechanism is adding "smoke" to the definition of "disaster" under the law, allowing affected businesses to qualify for aid they previously could not access.
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Introduced May 31, 2023 Last action May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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May 31, 2023
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