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H.R. 205: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

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H.R. 205: National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-07 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 116 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR205 (2003-04-08), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 7, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.) National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), acting through the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers, to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses through participating Small Business Development Centers (Centers), the Association for Small Business Development Centers (Association), and Federal compliance partnership programs. 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 and State regulations; (4) technical assistance; and (5) referrals to experts and other providers of compliance assistance. Requires quarterly reports to the SBA from participating Centers. Directs the Administrator to act as the repository of and clearinghouse for data and information submitted by Centers and to transmit annual program reports to the President and the congressional small business committees. Requires the Administrator, giving substantial weight to the Association's recommendations, to select the Centers programs of two States from each of ten groups of States for participation in the program. Authorizes the Administrator to make additional selections after three years. Directs the Administrator to give selection preference to programs that have a plan for consulting with Federal and State agencies to ensure that assistance provided under this Act is not duplicated by any other Federal or State program. Sets forth the formula for determining program grant amounts. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the program and transmit evaluation results to the Administrator and the small business committees. Authorizes appropriations. Provides privacy requirements applicable to such Centers.

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Official text

National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · 5 cosponsors

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Ed Case (D-HI)

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Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr205 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108