H.R. 804 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Feb 25, 2025. Received Feb 26, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryEnsures rural areas get disaster assistance access
The Small Business Administration has an office that helps people recover from disasters. This bill requires that office to make sure people in rural areas hit by declared disasters can actually access the help available to them. It does this by requiring targeted outreach and marketing to reach rural residents who might not otherwise know about disaster assistance programs.
How it affects you
If you own a small business or live in a rural area that experiences a declared disaster, this bill aims to make sure you hear about and can get the disaster assistance you're eligible for. The bill recognizes that rural areas sometimes get left behind in disaster recovery efforts, so it's focused on making sure you're not overlooked.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 804
AN ACT
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Commerce · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 26, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Feb 25, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 415–8
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 212 | 0 | 3 |
| Republicans | 203 | 8 | 7 |
8 members voted against most of their party: 8 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.