H.R. 327 · 107th Congress · enacted
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-198.
Latest official action 2002-06-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, annually, to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet a list of the regulatory compliance assistance resources available to small businesses. Requires each Federal agency, with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork, to establish one agency point of contact to act as a liaison with small businesses. Requires each agency to make efforts to further reduce the information collection burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees. Establishes a task force to: (1) identify ways to integrate the collection of information across Federal agencies and programs; (2) examine the feasibility and benefits of publishing a list of the collections of information applicable to small businesses; (3) recommend a plan for the development of an interactive Government-wide system regarding the collection of information as it applies to small business; and (4) report on its findings and recommendations to the Director, specified congressional committees, and the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman. Requires each agency with Federal regulatory authority to submit an initial and final report to the Ombudsman and specified congressional committees on: (1) the number o…
Congressional Research Service · 2002-05-22
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
11 of 11 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$15,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$15,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
HERZOG PAC$14,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordJACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC)$14,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$14,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$13,150
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,625
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC)$12,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$12,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$12,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,088
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC)$11,500
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)$11,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$11,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$11,000
WSP USA INC. PAC$11,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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