S 1271 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 30, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor George V. Voinovich R-OH

Latest action · May 21, 2002 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 107-153.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 30, 2001
Passed SenateDec 17, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, annually, to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet a list of the paperwork compliance resources available to small businesses. Requires the following Federal agencies, also within one year, to establish one agency point of contact to act as a liaison with small businesses with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork: (1) each agency with a head listed at level I on the Executive Schedule; and (2) the Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Requires each agency to make efforts to: (1) further reduce the paperwork burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees; and (2) eliminate any unnecessary paperwork burdens.

Establishes a task force to study and report to the Director, specified congressional committees, and the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman on the feasibility of streamlining requirements with respect to small businesses regarding the collection of information and strengthening the dissemination of information.

Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to require each agency to submit, biennially, to the Director and such committees information concerning regulatory enforcement actions taken and civil penalties assessed, including actions and assessments against small businesses.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2001 to May 22, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln	Original	Jul 30, 2001
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	Jul 30, 2001
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond		Aug 1, 2001
D-ND	Kent Conrad		Aug 2, 2001
D-GA	Zell Miller		Aug 2, 2001
R-VT	James M. Jeffords		Oct 4, 2001
R-KY	Jim Bunning		Nov 14, 2001
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman		Nov 14, 2001
D-GA	Max Cleland		Nov 14, 2001
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper		Nov 14, 2001
R-TN	Fred Thompson		Nov 16, 2001
R-ME	Susan M. Collins		Nov 27, 2001
D-MA	John F. Kerry		Dec 7, 2001
D-MN	Mark Dayton		Dec 7, 2001
D-MO	Jean Carnahan		May 22, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred Jul 30, 2001Markup Nov 14, 2001Reported Nov 27, 2001

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 21, 2002By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 107-153.
Dec 18, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2001Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2001Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2001Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13360-13363; text as reported: CR S13360-13361)
Dec 17, 2001The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S13363-13364)
Nov 27, 2001Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Nov 27, 2001Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.
Nov 14, 2001Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 30, 2001Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8398-8399)
Jul 30, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8399-8400)

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S13459	John F. Kerry D-MA	Dec 18, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S13360–S13364Text printed S13360, S13363Amendments S13360, S13361	Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, George V. Voinovich R-OH (amendment), John F. Kerry D-MA (amendment), Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment)	Dec 17, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S13076, S13077Text printed S13076Amendments S13066, S13076	—	Dec 12, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S8398Text printed S8399	George V. Voinovich R-OH (text)	Jul 30, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

S. Rept. 107-153

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Nov 18, 2001S. 1271, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on November 14, 2001</p>
Nov 18, 2001S. 1271, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on November 14, 2001

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
SA 2612	To provide for the task force to examine the feasibility of measures to strengthen the dissemination of information.	Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT	Amendment SA 2612 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 2613	To modify the appointment of members of the task force, and for other purposes.	John F. Kerry D-MA	Amendment SA 2613 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 327	Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002	Related bill	Jun 28, 2002

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United states Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by Senate: A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine information collection and dissemination, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001
Short Titles as Reported to Senate: Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 17, 2001Engrossed in Senate
Nov 27, 2001Reported to Senate
Jul 30, 2001Introduced in Senate

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