Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

119 HR 2965 EH: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 2965

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025.

2.Small Business Administration rulemaking costs to small business concerns (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2)Rule; rulemakingThe terms rule and rulemaking have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (3)Small businessThe term small business has the same meaning as the term small business concern under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes any such definitions in the Federal Register. (4)Small business regulatory budgetThe term small business regulatory budget means the cost to a small business of a rulemaking conducted by a Federal agency, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule. (b)RequirementIn fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall ensure that the small business regulatory budget for the Small Business Administration for the applicable fiscal year is not greater than zero. (c)Advocacy ReportNot later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report regarding rules issued by Federal agencies other than the Administration during the preceding fiscal year that have an impact on small businesses, which shall— (1)include the total small business regulatory budgets for the preceding fiscal year for each Federal agency; (2)include each such rule issued during the preceding fiscal year; and (3)be disaggregated by the Federal agency that issued each such rule.

3.No additional fundsNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

119 HR 2965 IH: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2965IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 17, 2025Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessA BILLTo require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025.

2.Small Business Administration rulemaking costs to small business concerns (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2)Rule; rulemakingThe terms rule and rulemaking have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (3)Small businessThe term small business has the same meaning as the term small business concern under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register. (4)Small business regulatory budgetThe term small business regulatory budget means the cost to a small business of a rulemaking conducted by a Federal agency, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule. (b)RequirementIn fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall ensure that the small business regulatory budget for the Small Business Administration for the applicable fiscal year is not greater than zero. (c)Advocacy ReportNot later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report regarding rules issued by Federal agencies other than the Administration during the preceding fiscal year that have an impact on small businesses, which shall— (1)include each such rule issued during the preceding fiscal year; and (2)be disaggregated by the Federal agency that issued each such rule.

3.No additional fundsNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

119 HR 2965 : Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2965IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 4, 2025Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipAN ACTTo require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025.2.Small Business Administration rulemaking costs to small business concerns(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.(2)Rule; rulemakingThe terms rule and rulemaking have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.(3)Small businessThe term small business has the same meaning as the term small business concern under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes any such definitions in the Federal Register.(4)Small business regulatory budgetThe term small business regulatory budget means the cost to a small business of a rulemaking conducted by a Federal agency, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule.(b)RequirementIn fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall ensure that the small business regulatory budget for the Small Business Administration for the applicable fiscal year is not greater than zero.(c)Advocacy ReportNot later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report regarding rules issued by Federal agencies other than the Administration during the preceding fiscal year that have an impact on small businesses, which shall—(1)include the total small business regulatory budgets for the preceding fiscal year for each Federal agency;(2)include each such rule issued during the preceding fiscal year; and(3)be disaggregated by the Federal agency that issued each such rule.3.No additional fundsNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

119 HR 2965 RH: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IBUnion Calendar No. 82119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2965[Report No. 119–111]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 17, 2025Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessMay 21, 2025Additional sponsors: Mr. Meuser, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. Bean of FloridaMay 21, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2025A BILLTo require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025.2.Small Business Administration rulemaking costs to small business concerns(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.(2)Rule; rulemakingThe terms rule and rulemaking have the meanings given those terms in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.(3)Small businessThe term small business has the same meaning as the term small business concern under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes any such definitions in the Federal Register.(4)Small business regulatory budgetThe term small business regulatory budget means the cost to a small business of a rulemaking conducted by a Federal agency, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule.(b)RequirementIn fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall ensure that the small business regulatory budget for the Small Business Administration for the applicable fiscal year is not greater than zero.(c)Advocacy ReportNot later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report regarding rules issued by Federal agencies other than the Administration during the preceding fiscal year that have an impact on small businesses, which shall—(1)include the total small business regulatory budgets for the preceding fiscal year for each Federal agency;(2)include each such rule issued during the preceding fiscal year; and(3)be disaggregated by the Federal agency that issued each such rule.3.No additional fundsNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.May 21, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed