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Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act
To include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill would amend the Small Business Act to include smoke in the definition of disaster. This change would allow small businesses affected by wildfire smoke to potentially access disaster assistance programs, including loans and other relief measures available under the Small Business Act. By expanding the disaster definition to encompass smoke, the bill would broaden eligibility for federal small business support in areas experiencing significant wildfire smoke impacts.
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- May 14, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · senate
- May 14, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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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 BILL
To include smoke in the definition of disaster in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DISASTER.
Section 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.”. <all>
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