3.0.0 2757 2023-01-11T13:43:53Z 2023-01-11T13:43:53Z Senate S 2019-10-31 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-12-15T23:52:00Z Markup by 2020-03-11T18:30:12Z Referred to 2019-10-31T15:57:15Z S. Rept. 116-326 2020-12-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. Calendars 2020-12-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-326. Committee 2020-12-15 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-326. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2020-03-11 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-10-31 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-10-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-10-31 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-10-31 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2019-10-31 True 2020-12-09T21:00:00Z S. 2757, HELP for Small Business Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56903 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 11, 2020 Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Government information and archives Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Small business Commerce 00 2019-10-31 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-12T19:26:26Z Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act or the HELP for Small Businesses Act

This bill prohibits an agency from imposing a civil fine on a small business for a first-time paperwork violation, with the exceptions that the agency may levy a fine for a violation that (1) interferes with the detection of criminal activity; (2) contravenes an internal revenue law; or (3) endangers public health, safety or interest.

]]> 25 2020-12-15 Reported to Senate 2020-12-21T22:46:12Z Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act or the HELP for Small Businesses Act

This bill prohibits an agency from imposing a civil fine on a small business for a first-time paperwork violation, with the exceptions that the agency may levy a fine for a violation that (1) interferes with the detection of criminal activity; (2) contravenes an internal revenue law; or (3) endangers public health, safety, or the environment. However, an agency must track each first-time violation and report each waiver or reduction of a civil penalty for the violation.

]]> HELP for Small Businesses Act Display Title HELP for Small Businesses Act Short Title(s) as Introduced HELP for Small Businesses Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate HELP for Small Businesses Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to waive the imposition of a civil fine for certain first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2757rs/xml/BILLS-116s2757rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2757is/xml/BILLS-116s2757is.xml 2020-12-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. 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.