SBA loan fix, federal flood-recovery changes floating through U.S. Senate could benefit Louisiana homeowners
The bill includes a number of changes
Plenty of challenges remain before any of the changes -- which
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But a sign-off from the
One catch? The current
Staffers, however, attributed the 2017 date in the bill to a drafting mix-up and said key senators, including Homeland Security Chairman
Sen.
Cassidy said he's not celebrating yet but was encouraged by the committee vote. He added that states and
"Frankly, the people from
The bill, dubbed the Disaster Recovery Relief Act, would make a number of changes that could benefit
It would ease a penalty imposed on public school districts, such as
Although
The bill would also create an independent arbitration panel to settle disputes between local governments and
Graves, who's spent years championing an overhaul along the lines of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, criticized a handful of tweaks made by senators this week, including one that would allow the president to effectively block the SBA loan fix.
But Graves said
"We had heard crickets out of the
It's unclear when the package of reforms might come up on the floor of the
Congressional aides said they're hoping to attach the disaster policy reforms as an amendment to either an an unrelated measure extending the operating authority of the
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