American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program

House Committee on Small Business · December 17, 2025

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The chair called the committee to order, opened the hearing "American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program," thanked witness Chris Stallings, described the SBA disaster loan program's role, and said the program experienced a 68‑day funding lapse after October 2024 that halted new disaster loans; he also cited H.R. 825 (Assisting Small Business, Not Fraudsters Act) and urged prompt Senate action.

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House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled "American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program" with testimony from Chris Stallings, SBA Associate Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience, focusing on the October 2024 disaster-fund lapse, fraud in COVID-era programs, staffing and forecast reforms, and field outreach for rural and urban disaster survivors.

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