HR 205 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John E. Sweeney R-NY

Latest action · Apr 9, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Passed HouseApr 8, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), acting through the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers, to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the Association for Small Business Development Centers (Association), and Federal compliance partnership programs. Requires the Administrator to enter into arrangements with participating Centers to provide: (1) access to regulatory information and resources; (2) training and education activities; (3) confidential counseling to owners and operators of small businesses regarding compliance with Federal and State regulations; (4) technical assistance; and (5) referrals to experts and other providers of compliance assistance. Requires quarterly reports to the SBA from participating Centers.

Directs the Administrator to act as the repository of and clearinghouse for data and information submitted by Centers and to transmit annual program reports to the President and the congressional small business committees.

Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the Association's recommendations, to select the Centers programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the program. Authorizes the Administrator to make additional selections after three years. Directs the Administrator to give selection preference to programs that have a plan for consulting with Federal and State agencies to ensure that assistance provided under this Act is not duplicated by any other Federal or State program. Sets forth the formula for determining program grant amounts.

Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the program and transmit evaluation results to the Administrator and the small business committees.

Authorizes appropriations.

Provides privacy requirements applicable to such Centers.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 116	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed417–4	Apr 8, 2003

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2003 to Apr 8, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-HI	Ed Case	Mar 6, 2003
R-IA	Tom Latham	Mar 6, 2003
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud	Mar 25, 2003
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Apr 7, 2003
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo	Apr 8, 2003

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Small Business Committee	Referred Jan 7, 2003
Senate	Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee	Referred Apr 9, 2003

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 9, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Apr 8, 2003Mr. Manzullo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 8, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2879-2883)
Apr 8, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 205.
Apr 8, 2003At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Apr 8, 2003Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2909-2910)
Apr 8, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 4 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H2879-2880)
Apr 8, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
House	Debate and remarks H2879–H2883Text printed H2879Recorded votes H2909enact	Danny K. Davis D-IL, Donald A. Manzullo R-IL, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Ed Case D-HI, John E. Sweeney R-NY, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Apr 8, 2003

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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