H.R. 2965 · 119th Congress

Requires SBA rules to add no net new costs for small businesses each year

Official title: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 20251

§1What it does

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Starting in the 2026 fiscal year, this bill would require the Small Business Administration to make sure that its rules impose no net added cost on small businesses each year, counting both the cost of new rules and the cost of changing or repealing existing ones.2,3,4 It would also require the agency's Office of Advocacy to report to Congress every year on rules issued by other federal agencies that affect small businesses, including each agency's total cost to small businesses for the year.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, December 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.1
IntroducedApril 17, 2025
SponsorRep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Cosponsors5 cosponsors (5 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 2965 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, December 3, 2025

On Passage: Passed — 223 yes, 190 no, 19 not voting.5