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H.R. 2594: Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

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H.R. 2594: Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-01 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

Plain summary

Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress that disaster loans made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that carry interest and must be repaid should not be considered the same type of benefit as a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for purposes of calculating duplication of benefits under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Amends the Stafford Act to provide that an SBA disaster loan made on or after January 1, 2012, shall not be considered financial assistance for purposes of the prohibition on receiving duplicative disaster assistance if: (1) such loan has been repaid in full; or (2) the borrower is making the required payments on time. Deems the borrower of any such loan made by the date of this Act's enactment for which the borrower was not making the required payments on time to be compliant with this Act if, within 60 days, the borrower becomes current on the loan payments.

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Official text

Disaster Survivor Benefit Clarification Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · 2 cosponsors

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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2594 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114