S2845-118

Introduced

To prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act.
  • Section idE7C61C11E671426DBA3502A277BFFE10: 2. Duplication of benefits for disaster relief In this section— the term Administration means the Small Business Administration; and the term Secretary means...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Policy Domains

Housing Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
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homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:
homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2023

Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Administration" §idE7C61C11E671426DBA3502A277BFFE10

the Small Business Administration

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