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S. 1703

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S. 1703, the Rural Small Business Resilience Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 8, 2025 by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.

Record

Text

S. 1703 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb1703/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1703 IS: Rural Small Business Resilience Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1703  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 8, 2025   Ms. Klobuchar  (for herself and  Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship    A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Small Business Resilience Act  .
2.
Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16) )) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those individuals.
3.
Technical amendment
The second paragraph (16) (relating to the statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ) is redesignated as paragraph (17).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-08
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) sponsors S. 1703, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1703 went before 1 committee: Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Reported By · Jul 29, 2025 · 80 Bills

Actions

S. 1703 has taken 5 actions since May 8, 2025, the latest on Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst without amendment. Without written report.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jul 29, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 131.
Jul 16, 2025
Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
May 8, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
May 8, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1703 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1703.

Titles

S. 1703 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Display Title
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Rural Small Business Resilience Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 1703, the latest on Aug 29, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named S. 1703 in 16 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Banking, Energy/Nuclear, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Homeland Security, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia110—
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION110—
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMY HEATH1110
JENNIFER POLLACK1110
LAURA THORNHILL1110
MARY GERMILLER1110
RACHEL CONANT1110
SARAH OSUNA1110
ZOE SALZBERG1110
CLIFTON RODGERS116
DUANE DESIDERIO116
JEFFREY DEBOER116
JENNIFER HARPER116
RYAN MCCORMICK116
EVAN HOLLER114
SARAH TELLOCK114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2025 third_quarter$1.5M3rd Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2025 fourth_quarter$1.5M4th Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2025 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$1.1M3rd Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2026 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLEREAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE2025 second_quarter$953.3K2nd Quarter - Report
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Amendme…
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Amendme…
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$530K1st Quarter - Report
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$520K4th Quarter - Amendme…
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$520K4th Quarter - Report
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1703 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1703’s is Commerce.

s1703/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1703 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disaster relief and insurance to Small business.

s1703/subjects.txt
Disaster relief and insuranceRural conditions and developmentSmall business

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com