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US S18
Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act


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Introduced Session

112th Congress

Bill Summary

Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more. Rescinds $39 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, aims to reduce reporting burdens for businesses and cut government spending. Specifically, it repeals a requirement, originally part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that mandated corporations (unless tax-exempt) report payments of $600 or more. This means businesses will no longer have to track and report these smaller payments to the government. Additionally, the bill rescinds, or cancels, $39 billion in federal funds that have been appropriated but not yet spent or obligated, with the exception of funds belonging to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a government agency that oversees federal agencies, will be responsible for identifying which specific government accounts will have these funds rescinded and will report this information to Congress and the Treasury Department.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (61)

Lamar Alexander (R),  Kelly Ayotte (R),  John Barrasso (R),  Mark Begich (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Scott Brown (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Saxby Chambliss (R),  Daniel Coats (R),  Tom Coburn (R),  Thad Cochran (R),  Susan Collins (R),  Bob Corker (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  John Ensign (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Kay Hagan (D),  Orrin Hatch (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Kay Hutchison (R),  James Inhofe (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Mike Johanns (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  Mark Kirk (R),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Herb Kohl (D),  Jon Kyl (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Richard Lugar (R),  Joe Manchin (I),  John McCain (R),  Claire McCaskill (D),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Bill Nelson (D),  E. Benjamin Nelson (D),  Rand Paul (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Mark Pryor (D),  Jim Risch (R),  Pat Roberts (R),  Jeff Sessions (R),  Richard Shelby (R),  Olympia Snowe (R),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Jon Tester (D),  John Thune (R),  Pat Toomey (R),  Mark Udall (D),  David Vitter (R),  Mark Warner (D),  Jim Webb (D),  Roger Wicker (R), 

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 01/25/2011)

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