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S. 86 114th Congress Senate

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2015

Official title: 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.

Introduced: January 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityDebt collectionGovernment information and archivesSmall businessTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 Latest action January 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2015

Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 527 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015
  • S 1536 Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015
  • HR 4936 Main Street Jobs and Opportunity Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 86: Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-86/
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"S. 86: Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-86/.
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S. 86, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-86/.
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