3.0.0 1012 2023-01-11T20:03:12Z 2023-01-11T20:03:12Z House H HR 2007-02-13 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-05T15:31:27Z Referred to 2007-02-13T14:01:51Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-19T13:17:29Z Referred to 2007-02-13T14:02:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T14:02:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T14:02:10Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T14:02:00Z Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 110 241 HR 2007-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act 110 324 HR 2007-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-06-05 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2007-03-19 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 N F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2007-02-13 True G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2007-02-13 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-02-13 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2007-02-13 True D000606 Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] David Davis R TN 1 2007-02-14 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-02-15 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2007-03-05 False Commerce Bankruptcy Chambers of commerce Civil procedure Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Cooperative societies Depreciation and amortization Employee health benefits Evidence (Law) Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Frivolous lawsuits Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Health Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Law Lawyers Legal ethics Licenses Obstruction of justice Professional associations Small business State taxation Tax deductions Taxation Torts Trade associations Trusts and trustees Commerce 00 2007-02-13 Introduced in House 2007-04-06T18:30:21Z Small Business Growth Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans that meet certain ERISA certification requirements and whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations.

Requires the Secretary to establish a Solvency Standards Working Group.

Preempts any state law that may preclude a health insurance issuer from: (1) offering health insurance coverage in connection with a certified AHP; or (2) offering health insurance coverage of the same policy type to other employers operating in the state that are eligible for coverage under such AHPs, whether or not such other employers are participating employers in such plan.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the increased expensing allowance for small business assets.

Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to prohibit agency heads from imposing civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless certain requirements are met.

Amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require courts to impose sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) additional sanctions for willful and intentional destruction of certain documents; and (2) public disclosure of Rule 11 proceedings.

Amends the Small Business Act to increase the government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses concerns to 25% (currently, 23%) of federal procurement contracts awarded in a fiscal year.

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