[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               EMPLOYEE-LEASING ORGANIZATION ACT OF 2002

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                          HON. PHILIP M. CRANE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce introduction of the 
Employee-Leasing Organization Act of 2002. I'm pleased to note that two 
very distinguished members of the Ways and Means Committee, Congressman 
Bill Jefferson and Congressman Ron Lewis have agreed to join me in 
introducing this important legislation.
  Too many small businesses lose valuable time each day attending to 
administrative headaches. Likewise, many of those same small businesses 
are unable to provide benefits to their employees due to their size. In 
recent years, the employee leasing industry has evolved to provide cost 
effective administrative payroll/tax services and health and retirement 
benefits to small businesses and their full-time employees. The bill 
I'm introducing will clarify the status of employee-leasing companies 
ability to provide these services.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this 
important legislation and taking a stand to help America's small 
business owners and employees.

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