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Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 107Th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2001 No. 35 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER been adopted. Any Member may demand a called to order by the Speaker pro tem- PRO TEMPORE separate vote in the House on any amend- pore (Mr. FOSSELLA). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the na- Chair will entertain 1-minutes at the f ture of a substitute made in order as original end of legislative business today. text. The previous question shall be consid- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f PRO TEMPORE ered as ordered on the bill and amendments SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK thereto to final passage without intervening The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- RELIEF ACT motion except one motion to recommit with fore the House the following commu- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. or without instructions. nication from the Speaker: Speaker, by direction of the Com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- WASHINGTON, DC, mittee on Rules, I call up House Reso- tleman from Washington (Mr. March 15, 2001. lution 89 and ask for its immediate I hereby appoint the Honorable VITO HASTINGS) is recognized for 1 hour. FOSSELLA to act as Speaker pro tempore on consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. this day. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I J. DENNIS HASTERT, lows: Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. RES. 89 yield the customary 30 minutes to the Resolved, That at any time after the adop- gentlewoman from New York (Ms. f tion of this resolution the Speaker may, pur- SLAUGHTER), pending which I yield my- PRAYER suant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the self such time as I may consume. Dur- House resolved into the Committee of the ing consideration of this resolution, all The Reverend Dr. Richard P. Camp, Whole House on the state of the Union for Jr., Executive Director of A Christian consideration of the bill (H.R. 327) to amend time yielded is for purposes of debate Ministry in the National Parks and for- chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for only. merly Chaplain, United States Military the purpose of facilitating compliance by (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked Academy, offered the following prayer: small businesses with certain Federal paper- and was given permission to revise and work requirements and to establish a task Let us give thanks to the Lord, for extend his remarks.) He is good, for His mercy endures for- force to examine the feasibility of stream- lining paperwork requirements applicable to Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. ever. small businesses. The first reading of the bill We pause a moment, Heavenly Fa- Speaker, House Resolution 89 is an shall be dispensed with. General debate shall open rule providing for the consider- ther, before the business of this day, to be confined to the bill and shall not exceed acknowledge You. Your love surrounds one hour equally divided and controlled by ation of H.R. 327, the Small Business us, Your mercy upholds us, Your good- the chairman and ranking minority member Paperwork Relief Act. ness blesses us. of the Committee on Government Reform. The rule provides for 1 hour of gen- Graciously give to the Members and After general debate the bill shall be consid- eral debate, equally divided and con- ered for amendment under the five-minute all who serve in this House the wisdom trolled by the chairman and ranking and courage to lead us in the way of rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment minority member of the Committee on righteousness and peace. May the rip- under the five-minute rule the amendment Government Reform. ple effect of their decisions bring hope in the nature of a substitute printed in the The rule provides that it shall be in to all people for generations to come. Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursu- In Your strong name we pray. Amen. ant to clause 8 of rule XVIII. Each section of order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment an amend- f that amendment in the nature of a sub- stitute shall be considered as read. During ment in the nature of a substitute PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE consideration of the bill for amendment, the printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole and numbered 1. The rule further pro- may accord priority in recognition on the gentleman from New York (Mr. basis of whether the Member offering an vides that the amendment in the na- MCNULTY) come forward and lead the amendment has caused it to be printed in the ture of a substitute shall be open for House in the Pledge of Allegiance. portion of the Congressional Record des- amendment by section. Mr. MCNULTY led the Pledge of Alle- ignated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule Finally, the rule allows the chairman giance as follows: XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be con- of the Committee of the Whole to ac- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the sidered as read. At the conclusion of consid- United States of America, and to the Repub- eration of the bill for amendment the Com- cord priority in recognition to Mem- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, mittee shall rise and report the bill to the bers who have preprinted their amend- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. House with such amendments as may have ments in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H931 . H932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 15, 2001 and provides for one motion to recom- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ward on doing this. I support the open mit, with or without instructions. my time. rule. Mr. Speaker, the purpose of H.R. 327 Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. is to facilitate compliance by small yield myself such time as I may con- Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 min- businesses with certain Federal paper- sume. utes to the distinguished gentleman work requirements and to establish a Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this from Indiana (Mr. BURTON). task force to examine the feasibility of open rule and the underlying bill. It is Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speak- streamlining paperwork requirements noncontroversial. Concerns that were er, I thank the gentleman for yielding applicable to small businesses. raised during consideration of the time to me. This bill is similar to legislation measure regarding civil penalties dur- Mr. Speaker, I think my colleagues passed by the House in the 106th Con- ing the last Congress have been ad- have covered the rule very well. I gress but on which the Senate failed to dressed. thank the gentleman from Washington act. However, this year’s bill omits lan- The business community has often (Mr. HASTINGS) and the Committee on guage contained in the earlier version voiced concern about the burden of Rules for bringing an open rule down to which limited the imposition of civil government regulations and the result- the floor. penalties on small businesses for cer- ing paperwork. In response to this con- I think the gentleman from Cali- tain first-time violations. cern, Congress has passed paperwork fornia (Mr. OSE) and the gentlewoman In addition, H.R. 327 requires the di- reduction legislation such as the Pa- from New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER) and rector of the Office of Management and perwork Reduction Act, PRA, and the the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Budget to publish annually in the Fed- Small Business Reporting Enforcement HASTINGS) have covered the bill rather eral Register a list of requirements ap- Fairness Act. well. plicable to small businesses with re- Moreover, the last administration There are 24 million small business spect to the collection of information streamlined regulations by reinventing people in this country that have been by Federal agencies, so that small busi- government and implementing many of suffering dramatically under the bur- nesses can easily inform themselves the recommendations made by the den of overregulation and paperwork. about these requirements. White House Conference on Small Busi- This bill takes a giant step toward The bill also requires that all such nesses. eliminating a lot of the problems they information be made available on the The measure before us today, H.R. face. Internet. 327, continues this effort to reduce un- H.R. 327 would require every Federal This is supported strongly by the necessary paperwork for small busi- agency to establish a single point of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. I think it nesses. contact between the agency and small is a great bill. Its time has come, as There are a number of provisions in businesses. the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Finally, the bill requires each Fed- H.R. 327 to address streamlining paper- HASTINGS) has said. eral agency to make additional efforts work that bear mentioning. They re- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I to reduce the paperwork burdens on quire agencies to publish annually pa- have no further requests for time, and small businesses with fewer than 25 perwork requirements on small busi- I yield back the balance of my time.
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