Bill · H.R. 1475· House(119-HR-1475)
SBA Disaster Transparency Act
- Introduced
- 2/21/2025
- Last activity
- 2/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Sponsored by
- Ashley Hinson
- Cosponsors
- - 12 - 5
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``SBA Disaster Transparency Act'', aims to change how certain reports are handled. It focuses on amending the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008. The primary goal is to require specific reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the Small Business Administration's website. This involves updating several subsections regarding how reports are submitted to and shared with Representatives.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates the publication of disaster assistance reports on the SBA website to make them accessible to the public.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The bill provides business owners with more transparency regarding the status of disaster assistance through published reports.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3
The bill increases transparency regarding small business disaster assistance by requiring reports to be published on the SBA website.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Transparency: By requiring that reports be published on the website of the Administration, the bill makes information about small business disaster assistance more accessible to the public. This is addressed in Section 2, which amends various subsections of the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- 12/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- 11 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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