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HR 159 116th Congress House Commerce Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Small business Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Women in business

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Evans, Dwight Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 3, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to award grants to small business development centers and women's business centers for assisting small businesses with tax compliance issues.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 159: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-159/
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"H.R. 159: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-159/.
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H.R. 159, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-159/.
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[H.R. 159: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-159/)
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