← All bills
HR 2965Passed HouseCommercehouse
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
Introduced Apr 17, 2025 by Rep. Beth Van Duyne
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Passage
house · Dec 3, 2025
History
- Dec 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Dec 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 3, 2025On 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, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5011)
- Dec 2, 2025POSTPONED 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, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2965.
- Dec 2, 2025Rule 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, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H4987-4989)
- Dec 1, 2025Rules 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, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
- May 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-111.
- Apr 30, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
- Apr 30, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 17, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House