SBA cannot make rules that cost companies money.
H.R. 2965 — Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 · Filed by Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill stops the SBA from writing new rules that cost companies money. This starts in 2026. The SBA must report each year on costs. It reports what other agencies' rules cost companies. The bill does not give the SBA new money. It does not stop other agencies from making rules.
Who it affects
Companies may pay less to follow SBA rules. The SBA may not write rules that protect workers or nature if those rules cost money.
One thing to notice
The bill requires the SBA to report what other agencies' rules cost companies. This report may push leaders to weaken rules from the EPA and OSHA.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.
- Apr 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 17, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Small Business”
- Apr 30, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 30, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11”
- Dec 3, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190 (Roll no. 310).”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- SBA — Short name for the Small Business Administration.
- agencies — Parts of the national government that make and enforce rules.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,248 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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