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H.R. 4215: Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

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H.R. 4215: Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-29 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

Plain summary

Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the loan limits for the disaster loan program and to communicate certain information about the program following disasters. Specifically, the bill raises from $40,000 to $75,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of household and personal effects and from $200,000 to $400,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of a primary residence. Further, the bill requires the SBA to communicate through radio, television, print, and web-based outlets all relevant information needed by disaster loan applicants if a disaster is declared or the SBA declares eligibility for additional disaster assistance. (Currently, the SBA is only required to endeavor to communicate such information.) The SBA must submit a report on the disaster loan program that includes information such as the number and dollar value of program loans and the average estimated dollar value of damage sustained by borrowers.

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Official text

Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · 39 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Nancy Mace (R-SC), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Michael Guest (R-MS), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4215 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117