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S. 1255 · 108th Congress

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JKD KerrySponsor
12 cosponsors · 8 D, 3 R, 1 I
JBD Bingaman LCR Craig JER Ensign JJI Jeffords PLD Leahy MLD Landrieu ZMD Miller DSD Stabenow MCD Cantwell MCR Crapo TCD Carper JRD Rockefeller

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 12, 2003
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers). Requires the Administrator to enter into arrangements with participating Centers to provide: (1) access to regulatory information and resources; (2) training and education activities; (3) confidential counseling to owners and operators of small businesses regarding compliance with Federal regulations; (4) technical assistance; and (5) partnerships with Federal compliance programs.

Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the recommendations of the majority of the Centers, to select the Center programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the pilot program. Provides grant limits. Terminates the pilot program four years after disbursement of the first grant.

Provides privacy requirements applicable to Centers, a consortium of Centers, or any Center contractor or agent with respect to regulatory compliance assistance provided to small businesses.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

Latest action (Jun 12, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 12, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.