[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E420-E421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        ONE STOP SHOP FOR SMALL BUSINESS COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2021

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                               speech of

                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2022

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4877 the One 
Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021 to require the 
Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to 
create a website compiling small entity compliance guides and contact 
information for individuals who can assist small businesses with each 
guide.
  H.R. 4877 will compile information on federal regulations that govern 
small business operations onto one website, making it easier for firms 
to educate themselves on the small business compliance guidelines.
  Currently, small business compliance guides are published on several 
different agency websites, making it difficult for small businesses 
that usually don't have the time or resources to navigate the web to 
fully comply with their responsibilities under new laws.
  The centralized website would not only accumulate small business 
compliance guides, but it would also provide small business owners with 
details regarding the appropriate agency and staff members who owners 
should contact regarding regulatory assistance.
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau's Business Dynamics Statistics, 
82 percent of firms operating in Houston have fewer than 20 employees. 
Together, these businesses employ just under 400,000 workers, or about 
14 percent of the regional workforce.
  Houston also adds more than 9,200 new startups annually.
  H.R. 4877, the One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act, will 
make it easier for thousands of Houstonian entrepreneurs and people 
across the country to comply with the small business compliance guides.

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