United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3605 (107th)
Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act
Introduced
20 December 2001
Last action
15 January 2002 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Subjects
Healthcare, Taxation
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to direct agency heads not to impose civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns unless there is potential for serious harm to the public interest, the detection of criminal activity would be impaired, the violation is not corrected within six months, the violation is a violation of internal revenue law or a law concerning the assessment or collection of any tax, debt, revenue, or receipt, or the violation presents a danger to the public health or safety. Permits an agency to determine that a fine should not be imposed for a violation that presents a danger to public health or safety if the violation is corrected within 24 hours.
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Timeline
20 December 2001
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2001
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 December 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3605
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3605
- us · 107-hr-3605 · source updated 19 August 2025