LEGISLATION HELPS CUT THROUGH GOVERNMENT RED TAPE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second Congressional District) today announced passage by the U.S. House of Representatives (394-0) of the Paperwork Assistance Act.

According to a survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business, dealing with unreasonable government regulations is among the top ten complaints among small businesses. It costs companies $48.72 per hour to deal with paperwork. Boyda’s bill provides small business owners with contact information to federal agencies for assistance and guidance with government paperwork.

Boyda said, “Most government forms are obscure and incomprehensible, and most don’t give you a clue of how to get help completing the form…Not even a telephone number to call for advice. This is a very real problem. The federal government requires that every ‘I’ be dotted and every ‘T’ crossed, but offers zero help in the process. I’m pleased to say that my bill changes that. H.R. 6113 requires a contact phone number on all forms disbursed by federal agencies.”

In a July 29 press release, the NFIB commended Congresswoman Boyda for her leadership on this important legislation that will directly help small businesses. “Government regulation and paperwork is complicated and time consuming, and places an especially difficult burden on our nation’s smallest firms,” said Brad Close, director of federal public policy at NFIB. “This legislation will allow small businesses to spend less time on ‘government overhead’ and more time on improving and growing their business, so they can continue to create jobs and grow America’s economy.”

The Paperwork Assistance Act now heads to the Senate for consideration. Boyda urges that Chamber of Congress to vote in the best interest of small business saying, “It's good, common-sense legislation that will help cut through some of the red tape in dealing with the government.”