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119th Congress Commerce

H.R. 804: Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Passed HouseFeb 25, 2025

  1. Passed House (completed)Feb 25, 2025, 415–8
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. To the President (not reached)
  4. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025

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 the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Feb 25, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 415–8

Yea 415two-thirds 282Nay 8

  • Democrats212 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans202 yea, 8 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Keith Self (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) voted Nay

See how all 423 members voted

Showing 433 of 433 members

Yea 415

Republicans (202)

Democrats (212)

Independents (1)

Nay 8

Republicans (8) broke with their party

Not voting 10

Democrats (3)

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Feb 25, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Feb 25, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 415–8
    Roll call 49 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats212003
    Republicans202807
    Independents1000
    Total4158010

    House roll call 49: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    8 crossed party lines: 8 Republicans

    How each member voted (433)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

4

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

100 points earned
  1. 1Kelly Morrison D-MN SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Josh Brecheen R-OK1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Eric Burlison R-MO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Brandon Gill R-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

History

  1. Feb 25, 2025Passed the House, 415–8.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in the House by Kelly Morrison.
Show the full action history (11 actions)
  1. Feb 26, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H824)
  3. Feb 25, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 8 (Roll no. 49). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H746)
  4. Feb 25, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 8 (Roll no. 49). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H746)
  5. Feb 25, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Feb 24, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Feb 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H745-746)
  8. Feb 24, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 804.
  9. Feb 24, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.