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Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019

Introduced: January 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-86.
May 22, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Joint hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-86.
Jan 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019

This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Internal Revenue Service to seek and consider the advice of small entities about a proposed or interim final rule before publishing the rule if the rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

What's happening now May 22, 2019

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-86.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4601 Identical bill Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 4, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 78: Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-78/
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"S. 78: Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-78/.
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