Senate bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-70

Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act

S. 862Introduced Mar 25, 2019Policy area: Commerce

Became law on Nov 22, 2019.

Sponsor: Sen. John Kennedy R-LA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 25, 2019
Committee actionMar 27, 2019
Passed SenateAug 1, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed HouseNov 20, 2019 · without objection
To the PresidentNov 21, 2019
Became lawNov 22, 2019

Latest action: Nov 22, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-70.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 862.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 862, Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act” on May 2, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 3, 2019”.
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55196
CBO publication date
May 2, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
S. 862, 116th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/862
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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September 20, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Cory Booker (D-NJ), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Marco Rubio (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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