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S. 2757 (116th): HELP for Small Businesses Act

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A bill to waive the imposition of a civil fine for certain first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.

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Sponsor and status

James Lankford

Sponsor. Senator for Oklahoma. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 15, 2020
Length: 12 pages
Introduced
Oct 31, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 11, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Inhofe, Lankford, Hassan, Rubio Introduce Small Business ‘Mulligan’ Bill
    — Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Nov 1, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 2757 will add $1 million in new spending through 2025.

History

Oct 31, 2019
 
Introduced

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Mar 11, 2020
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Dec 15, 2020
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.

S. 2757 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2757. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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