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Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998

Introduced: March 18, 1998 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 2, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Mar 30, 1998

Received in the Senate.

Mar 26, 1998

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 396 and Rule XXIII.

Mar 26, 1998

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 140 (Roll No. 74).

Mar 26, 1998

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Mar 26, 1998

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 26, 1998

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mar 26, 1998

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mar 26, 1998

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3310.

Mar 26, 1998

The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments on which proceedings had been postponed. Amendments to be considered in the following order: Kucinich amendment; McIntosh amendment.

Mar 26, 1998

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the McIntosh amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Kucinich demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 396, further proceedings were postponed.

Mar 26, 1998

At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kucinich amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Kucinich demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 396, further proceedings were postponed.

Mar 26, 1998

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

Mar 26, 1998

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.

Mar 26, 1998

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 396. (consideration: CR H1562-1581)

Mar 26, 1998

Rule H. Res. 396 passed House.

Mar 26, 1998

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ken Calvert to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Mar 25, 1998

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.

Mar 24, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.

Mar 24, 1998

Committee on Small Business discharged.

Mar 24, 1998

House Committee on Small Business Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 24, 1998.

Mar 24, 1998

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 105-462, Part I.

Mar 19, 1998

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 19, 1998

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 17, 1998

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Mar 17, 1998

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 17, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 5, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 5, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

Mar 3, 1998

Referred to House Small Business

Mar 3, 1998

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.

Mar 3, 1998

Referred to House Government Reform

Mar 3, 1998

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 26, 1998	House · vote #74	On Passage	Passed	267–140	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 537	—	An amendment to require States to waive civil penalties on small businesses in the case of first-time violati…	Agreed to	Mar 26, 1998
HAMDT 536	—	An amendment, printed as amendment No. 1 in the Congressional Record of March 25, 1998 to remove the provisio…	Failed	Mar 26, 1998

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Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) publish annually in the Federal Register a list of requirements applicable to small business concerns with respect to collection of information by agencies (requiring the first such publication within one year after enactment of this Act); and (2) make such list available on the Internet (again within one year after enactment). Requires each Federal agency, with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork, to establish one agency point of contact to act as a liaison with small businesses. Requires each such agency, in the case of a first-time information collection violation by a small business, to impose no civil fine on such business unless: (1) the head of the agency determines that the violation has caused actual serious harm to the public, or that failure to impose a fine would impede the detection of criminal activity, or presents an imminent and substantial danger to public health or safety; or (2) the violation concerns the collection of a tax or is not corrected within six months of violation notification. Authorizes each agency, if a violation presents an imminent and substantial danger to public health or safety, to impose no civil fine if the violation is corrected within 24 hours after violation notification, taking into account specified factors.

Requires each agency to make efforts to further reduce the paperwork burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees.

Establishes a task force to study and report to specified congressional committee members on the feasibility of streamlining requirements with respect to small businesses regarding the collection of information.

What's happening now April 2, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 4 versions

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Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Mar 18, 1998

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