Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4601 To ensure a complete analysis of the potential impacts of rules on small entities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 4, 2019 Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Busi- ness, 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 A BILL To ensure a complete analysis of the potential impacts of rules on small entities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hearing Small Busi- 4 nesses Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COVERED AGENCIES UNDER THE 6 REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT. 7 Section 609 of title 5, United States Code, is amend- 8 ed— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4601.IH H4601 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4601 IH (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 1 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘an initial regulatory 2 flexibility analysis which a covered agency is re- 3 quired to conduct by this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘a 4 proposed rule or interim final rule for which a cov- 5 ered agency is required to conduct an initial regu- 6 latory flexibility analysis by this chapter’’; and 7 (2) in subsection (d)— 8 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 9 the end; 10 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe- 11 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 12 (C) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv- 14 ice; and 15 ‘‘(5) the Internal Revenue Service.’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:22 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4601.IH H4601 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS