S. 537 (110th): Gulf Coast Back to Business Act of 2007

Introduced:
Feb 08, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.R. 1243 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Feb 28, 2007

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 8, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 08, 2007
Referred to Committee Feb 08, 2007
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (1I, 1R, 1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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Full Title

A bill to address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

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Last updated Feb 08, 2007.
10 pages

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2/8/2007--Introduced.
Gulf Coast Back to Business Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce for grants to appropriate state government agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi for small businesses located in disaster areas caused by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to defer for a conditional period the payment of principal and interest on disaster loans made to small businesses affected by such hurricanes in the case of loans made before December 31, 2006.
Prohibits an increased collateral requirement with respect to the deferred loans.
Includes as a HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) any area in which the President has declared a major disaster as a result of such hurricanes.
Amends the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 to make the small business competitive demonstration program (to test innovative small business procurement methods and procedures) inapplicable, for a conditional period, to any contract related to relief or reconstruction from such hurricanes.

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