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HR 3605 107th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Collection of accounts Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Economics and Public Finance Federal preemption Fines (Penalties) Government paperwork Law Small business Tax administration Tax assessment Taxation

Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act

Introduced: December 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Dec 20, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Dec 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act - 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.
What's happening now January 15, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 6, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3605: Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3605/
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"H.R. 3605: Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3605/.
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H.R. 3605, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3605/.
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