S. 3223: Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008
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S. 3223: Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-27 · Commerce · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6329-6330)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6329-6330) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008
Plain summary
Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008 - 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 occurring on or after October 1, 2007. 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, 2007, as the result of a significant increase in energy costs in connection with an energy emergency declared by the President or the Secretary.
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Official text
Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · 20 cosponsors
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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3223.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s3223 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110