US SB2757 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
HELP for Small Businesses Act Harmless Error Lesser Penalty for Small Businesses Act
Sponsors
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-15 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. |
2020-12-15 | 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. |
2020-03-11 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
2019-10-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Small business
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Small business