HR 4877 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021

Latest action · Oct 10, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-188.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2021
  2. Passed HouseApr 26, 2022
  3. Passed SenateSep 28, 2022
  4. To the PresidentOct 4, 2022
  5. Became lawOct 10, 2022Public Law 117-188

Summary

One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021

This act requires the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a website compiling small entity compliance guides and contact information for individuals who can assist small entities with each guide.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2021 to Mar 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneAug 13, 2021
D-PADwight EvansAug 13, 2021
D-HIEd CaseAug 13, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonAug 23, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciAug 23, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickSep 24, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOct 22, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoNov 15, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenDec 20, 2021
D-MDKweisi MfumeFeb 18, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonMar 7, 2022

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Jul 30, 2021Markup Feb 3, 2022Reported Mar 7, 2022
SenateSmall Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Referred Apr 27, 2022Discharged Sep 29, 2022

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 10, 2022Signed by President.
  2. Oct 10, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-188.
  3. Oct 4, 2022Presented to President.
  4. Sep 29, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Sep 28, 2022Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 28, 2022Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5168)
  7. Sep 28, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. Apr 27, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  9. Apr 26, 2022Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Apr 26, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4473-4474)
  11. Apr 26, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4877.
  12. Apr 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4473)
  13. Apr 26, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Mar 7, 2022Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 117-255.
  15. Mar 7, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
  16. Feb 3, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  17. Feb 3, 2022Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  18. Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House
  19. Jul 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5168Charles E. Schumer D-NYSep 28, 2022
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E420Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXApr 27, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H4473, H4474Text printed H4473Antonio Delgado D-NY, Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NYApr 26, 2022

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

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Apr 20, 2022H.R. 4877, One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 7, 2022

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 134, July 30, 2021, page H4306.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Related bills 2

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

Titles 9

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes.
Official Title as Enacted
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Titles as Passed Senate
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Titles as Enacted
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Introduced
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Passed House
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Apr 27, 2022Referred in Senate
  3. Apr 26, 2022Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 7, 2022Reported in House
  5. Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House

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