H.R. 3127: Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-18 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013

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Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with not less than 2 or more than 150 employees in a calendar year a business-related tax credit for the cost of up to 5 newly-hired employees who are employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week. Makes such credit available to tax-exempt eligible small employers. Terminates such credit for wages paid after December 31, 2015. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) determine, for a new small business concern, what SBA applications, submissions, or other paperwork are not essential to file during the first year of operation of such small business concern; and (2) make rules for the waiver of such filings.

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Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013

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Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3127.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3127 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113