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Version 18 · Reported to House amended, Part I · Mar 24, 1998
Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) publish annually in the Federal Register a list of requirements applicable to small business concerns with respect to collection of information by agencies (requiring the first such publication within one year after enactment of this Act); and (2) make such list available on the Internet (again within one year after enactment). Requires each Federal agency, with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork, to establish one agency point of contact to act as a liaison with small businesses. Requires each such agency, in the case of a first-time information collection violation by a small business, to impose no civil fine on such business unless: (1) the head of the agency determines that the violation has caused actual serious harm to the public, or that failure to impose a fine would impede the detection of criminal activity, or presents an imminent and substantial danger to public health or safety; or (2) the violation concerns the collection of a tax or is not corrected within six months of violation notification. Authorizes each agency, if a violation presents an imminent and substantial danger to public health or safety, to impose no civil fine if the violation is corrected within 24 hours after violation notification, taking into account specified factors. Requires each agency to make efforts to further reduce the paperwork burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Establishes a task force to study and report to specified congressional committee members on the feasibility of streamlining requirements with respect to small businesses regarding the collection of information.
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Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R–IN
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Received in the Senate.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 140 (Roll No. 74).
House roll call 74 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 - 140 (Roll No. 74).
House roll call 74 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3310.
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the further consideration of those amendments on which proceedings had been postponed. Amendments to be considered in the following order: Kucinich amendment; McIntosh amendment.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the McIntosh amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Kucinich demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 396, further proceedings were postponed.
At the conclusion of debate the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kucinich amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Kucinich demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 396, further proceedings were postponed.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ken Calvert to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 396 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 396. (consideration: CR H1562-1581)
Rule H. Res. 396 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Committee on Small Business discharged.
House Committee on Small Business Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 24, 1998.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 105-462, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 105-462, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Referred to House Small Business
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
Referred to House Government Reform
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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