H.Res. 768

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Small Business to include nonprofit organizations.

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112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 768

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 2, 2012

Ms. McCollum submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Small Business to include nonprofit organizations.

That

(a)

paragraph (q) of clause 1 of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:

(q)

Committee on Small Business and Nonprofit Organizations.

(1)

Assistance to and protection of small business, including financial aid, regulatory flexibility, and paperwork reduction.

(2)

Assistance to and protection of nonprofit organizations, including management support, access to capital, enhanced research, improved data sharing, support for innovative organizations and expanding adoption of best practices in management and programming.

(3)

Participation of small-business enterprises and nonprofit organizations in Federal procurement and Government contracts.

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(b)

Clause 3(l) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking The Committee on Small Business and inserting The Committee on Small Business and Nonprofit Organizations and by inserting and nonprofit organizations before the period at the end.

(c)

The amendments made by this resolution shall take effect immediately before noon on January 3, 2013.