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S. 4532
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 4532, the Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2026 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D). It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on May 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Record
Text
S. 4532 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.
sb4532/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S4532 IS: Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery ActU.S. Senate2026-05-14text/xmlENPursuant 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 2d Session S. 4532 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2026 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILLTo include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act .2.Definition of disasterSection 3(k)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2) ) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;(2)in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(D)smoke..
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- Introduced2026-05-14
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in Senate May 14, 2026
sb4532/introduced-in-senate.mdShown Here:
Introduced in Senate (05/14/2026)
Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act
This bill includes smoke within the definition of a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations.
Sponsors
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 4532 alone.
Committees
S. 4532 went before 1 committee: Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Actions
S. 4532 has taken 2 actions since May 14, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 14, 2026 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | ||
May 14, 2026 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 4532 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
S. 4532 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act — Display Title
- Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
13 clients hired 13 firms and 52 registered lobbyists who named S. 4532 in 30 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 Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Immigration, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 5 | — |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | — | New York | 1 | 5 | — |
| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | Develop therapies for patients with HAE, rare, and niche allergic and immunologic diseases | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | $160K |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS | Non-Profit, National Membership Organization for Psychiatric Pharmacists | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | $90K |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH | Healthcare/Prior Authorization process | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | $60K |
| ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) | — | Maryland | 1 | 2 | — |
| MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | — | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | — |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION | Organization of radiologists, radiologist oncologists & clinical medical physicists i… | Virginia | 1 | 1 | $50K |
| BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE, INC. | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| GLAUKOS CORPORATION | Research and product development | California | 1 | 1 | — |
| HUMANA INC | — | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
| WISCONSIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | — | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 52.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY HEATH | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ELISABETH WYNN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| EMILY LEISH | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GENNY GLEMBOTZKY | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JENNIFER POLLACK | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JONATHAN COOPER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KENNETH RASKE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| LAURA ALFREDO | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| LAURA THORNHILL | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MARY GERMILLER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| PUJA KHARE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| RACHEL CONANT | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| SARAH OSUNA | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| TIM JOHNSON | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ZOE SALZBERG | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| EVAN HOLLER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PATROSKI LAWSON | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PAULA GUTIERREZ | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| SARAH TELLOCK | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ALEXANDER ROOT | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMANA INC | HUMANA, INC. | 2025 first_quarter | $2.5M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $1.8M | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $1.8M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $1.1M | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $580K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $570K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $560K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $550K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES | 2026 second_quarter | $540K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $540K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $530K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $530K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE, INC. | BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE, INC. | 2025 first_quarter | $510K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | 2025 first_quarter | $80K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) | ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) | 2025 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | 2025 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION | FORBES-TATE | 2025 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) | ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS) | 2025 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| GLAUKOS CORPORATION | GLAUKOS CORPORATION | 2025 first_quarter | $45K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASTRIA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | THE KPM GROUP DC LLC | 2025 fourth_quarter | $40K | 4th Quarter - Termina… |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 4532 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4532’s is Commerce.
s4532/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com