3.0.0 205 2023-01-15T23:18:00Z 2023-01-15T23:18:00Z House H HR 2003-01-07 108 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-09T19:03:24Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-01-07T17:08:25Z 2003-04-09 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2003-04-08 17:29:56 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2003-04-08 17:29:55 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 4 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H2879-2880) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 116 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll116.xml House 108 2003-04-08T21:29:55Z 1 2003-04-08 17:29:55 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 4 (Roll no. 116).(text: CR H2879-2880) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 116 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll116.xml House 108 2003-04-08T21:29:55Z 1 2003-04-08 17:22:58 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2909-2910) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2003-04-08 14:08:50 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2003-04-08 13:47:42 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 205. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-04-08 13:47:41 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2879-2883) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2003-04-08 13:46:47 Mr. Manzullo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2003-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2003-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001149 Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] JOHN SWEENEY R NY E. 20 N L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2003-03-06 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2003-03-06 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2003-03-25 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2003-04-07 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2003-04-08 False Commerce Administrative procedure Associations, institutions, etc. Business education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Data banks Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government paperwork Government publicity Government regulation Grants-in-aid Law Regulatory impact statements Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Commerce 00 2003-01-07 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Administrator to contract with the Association to act as the repository of and clearinghouse for data and information submitted by Centers.

Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the Association's recommendations, to select the Centers programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the program. Authorizes the Administrator to make additional selections after three years, with a preference for programs that have a plan for consulting with Federal and State agencies to ensure that assistance provided under this Act is not duplicated by any other Federal or State program. Sets forth the formula for determining program grant amounts.

Provides privacy requirements applicable to such Centers.]]>

81 2003-04-08 Passed House without amendment 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), acting through the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers, to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the Association for Small Business Development Centers (Association), and Federal compliance partnership programs. Requires the Administrator to enter into arrangements with participating Centers to provide: (1) access to regulatory information and resources; (2) training and education activities; (3) confidential counseling to owners and operators of small businesses regarding compliance with Federal and State regulations; (4) technical assistance; and (5) referrals to experts and other providers of compliance assistance. Requires quarterly reports to the SBA from participating Centers.

Directs the Administrator to act as the repository of and clearinghouse for data and information submitted by Centers and to transmit annual program reports to the President and the congressional small business committees.

Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the Association's recommendations, to select the Centers programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the program. Authorizes the Administrator to make additional selections after three years. Directs the Administrator to give selection preference to programs that have a plan for consulting with Federal and State agencies to ensure that assistance provided under this Act is not duplicated by any other Federal or State program. Sets forth the formula for determining program grant amounts.

Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the program and transmit evaluation results to the Administrator and the small business committees.

Authorizes appropriations.

Provides privacy requirements applicable to such Centers.]]>

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 Display Title National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 Short Titles as Passed House National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 H House Referred in Senate 2003-04-09T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2003-04-08T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2003-01-07T05:00:00Z 2003-04-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.