H.R. 4238 · 119th Congress

DLARA

Introduced on Jun 27, 2025 by Tim Moore (R-NC-14). 19 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 24, 2026): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 27, 2025
Cosponsors
19
2 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 23, 2026). Public domain.

Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act or the DLARA

This bill modifies the Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan program to require additional oversight and reports regarding the program.

First, the bill requires the SBA to report monthly on the operation of the disaster loan program. (Currently, the SBA must report only during the applicable period for a major disaster.) The report must estimate the date on which available funding for such loans will reach 10% of the most recent appropriation and the date on which the funds will be depleted. If a report is not submitted by the required date, no funds may be appropriated for official travel by the SBA Administrator until the report is submitted.

Second, the President's annual budget must include separate statements regarding the appropriations request for SBA disaster loans and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), including explanations for any difference between the amount requested and the 10-year average cost for such loans.

Third, the SBA must notify Congress when the balance of amounts available for disaster loans is less than 10% of the 10-year average annual cost provided in the most recent presidential budget.

Finally, the bill requires additional oversight of the disaster loan program, including

  • Government Accountability Office reports on the disbursement of disaster loans and the cost of specified SBA rules that modified the loan program; and
  • an SBA report on its actions to improve forecasting, data quality, and budget assumptions for the cost of disaster loans.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim MooreR-NC-14Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 17

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jun 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. May 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. May 20, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  7. Jun 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-695, Part I.
  8. Jun 11, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-695, Part I.
  9. Jun 11, 2026Committee on the Budget discharged.
  10. Jun 11, 2026 · HouseCommittee on the Budget discharged.
  11. Jun 11, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 603.
  12. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4143-4145)
  14. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4238.
  15. Jun 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4143-4144)
  17. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jun 24, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.