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H.R. 804

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 804, the Rural Small Business Resilience Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Kelly Morrison (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 804 has 4 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb804/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 804 EH: Rural Small Business Resilience Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 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.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 804
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Small Business Resilience Act  .
2.
Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16) )) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.
3.
Technical amendment
The second paragraph (16) (relating to statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ) is redesignated as paragraph (17).
     Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House2025-02-25
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb804/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.

Sponsors

Rep. Kelly Morrison (D) sponsors H.R. 804, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 804 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 804 has taken 11 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Feb 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 26, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Feb 25, 202519:27
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H824)
Feb 25, 202519:40
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 8 (Roll no. 49). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H746)House roll call 49 415–8
Feb 25, 202519:40
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 25, 202519:40
—
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 8 (Roll no. 49). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H746) roll call 49

Votes

H.R. 804 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Feb 25, 2025 at 415–8.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 25, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
415
8

1 bill is related to H.R. 804.

Titles

H.R. 804 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Display Title
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 120 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 804 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Small Business, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 120.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117
DAN BYERS117
ERIN DELANEY117
ESPERANZA JELALIAN117
FOXHALL PARKER117
GARY LITMAN117
GERSON ("CHUCK") CHAITOVITZ117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 third_quarter$430K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$16K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 804 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 804’s is Commerce.

hr804/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 804 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disaster relief and insurance to Small business.

hr804/subjects.txt
Disaster relief and insuranceRural conditions and developmentSmall business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 804, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MORRISON:H.R. 804.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States or in any Department of Office thereof.''[Page H407]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com