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HR 2965 119th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Small Business Administration Small business

Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

Introduced: April 28, 2025 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Dec 3, 2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5011)
Dec 3, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190 (Roll no. 310). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 12/02/2025 H4987)
Dec 3, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 2, 2025
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2965, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Dec 2, 2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H4987-4989)
Dec 2, 2025
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Dec 2, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2965.
Dec 1, 2025
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 916 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
May 21, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-111.
May 21, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
Apr 30, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 30, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
 Votes taken on this bill 3
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 3, 2025 House · vote #310 On Passage Passed 223–190 See who voted →
Dec 18, 2010 Senate · vote #281 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment … Agreed To 65–31 See who voted →
Dec 18, 2010 Senate · vote #279 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2965 Agreed To 63–33 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 111 — Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 916, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com… Agreed to Dec 2, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure the annual small business regulatory budget for the SBA in each fiscal year is no greater than zero.

The small business regulatory budget is the cost to a small business of a federal rulemaking, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule.

What's happening now December 4, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Bean, Aaron
Florida · Apr 28, 2025
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2025
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2025
 R
Schmidt, Derek
Kansas · Apr 28, 2025
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King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
Northern Mariana Islands · Apr 17, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2965/
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"H.R. 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2965/.
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