Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 12, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest, the detection of criminal activity would be impaired, the violation is not corrected within six months, the violation is a violation of internal revenue law or a law concerning the assessment or collection of any tax, debt, revenue, or receipt, or the violation presents a danger to the public health or safety. Permits an agency to determine that a fine should not be imposed for a violation that presents a danger to public health or safety if the violation is corrected within 24 hours after receipt by the small business owner of notification of the violation.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any violation by a small business of a requirement regarding the collection of information by an agency if the small business previously violated any requirement concerning the collection of information by that agency.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Jan 31, 2007 |
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 Jan 12, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-675 | HEARING ON PENDING BENEFITS LEGISLATION144 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 7, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-12 | H.R. 23, THE ``BELATED THANK YOU TO THE MERCHANT MARINERS OF WORLD WAR II ACT OF 2007''118 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 18, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 456 | Small Business Paperwork Relief Act | Related bill | Jan 12, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Amnesties
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Law
- Small business
- Tax administration
- Tax assessment
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
