A bill to authorize the establishment of a disaster mitigation pilot program in the Small Business Administration.
Public Law 106-24 · S. 388 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 27, 1999 · Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Maxwell Cleland (D-GA)
Cosponsors (6): Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Fritz Hollings,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, during FY 2000 through 2004, to establish a pre-disaster mitigation program for making loans to enable small businesses to use mitigation techniques in support of a formal program established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, except that no such loan may be extended to a small business unless it is otherwise unable to obtain credit for such purposes.
Authorizes appropriations.
Requires the Administrator to report to the congressional small business committees evaluating such program.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Apr 27, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-24.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 15, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 12, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Thune moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 26, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
- Mar 25, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 8, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.