# 119-hr-2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

119-hr-2965, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2965
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Zero-cost cap on small-business regulatory costs.** The Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 requires the Small Business Administration to ensure its "small business regulatory budget" is not greater than zero beginning in fiscal year 2026 and in every fiscal year after that. - Small businesses: The law defines the "small business regulatory budget" as the costs a rulemaking imposes on small businesses, including costs from new rules and changes to existing rules. It requires the SBA to keep that budget at zero starting in fiscal year 2026. - Federal agencies and oversight: The Chief Counsel for the SBA Office of Advocacy must report to Congress within 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2025 and annually after that. Reports must list each rule that affects small businesses and provide total small business regulatory budgets disaggregated by the agency that issued each rule. *This act does not authorize additional appropriations to carry out its requirements.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 223 | 190 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Zero-cost cap on SBA rules for small businesses: benefit, medium. Starting in fiscal year 2026, the SBA would have to keep its small business regulatory budget at zero or less each year. The budget would count costs to small firms from new rules and from changing or repealing old rules. This would limit SBA actions that raise measured costs for small businesses.
- Yearly scorecard of rule costs for small businesses: benefit, low. The SBA Office of Advocacy would send Congress a report within 60 days after FY2025 ends, and then every year. It would list each rule from other federal agencies that affects small businesses. It would also show each agency’s total small business regulatory budget for the year.
- No new funding for this Act: cost, low. This bill would not authorize new funds to carry it out. Agencies would need to use existing budgets or seek later appropriations. This could limit or slow implementation.
- Agencies could tailor small business definitions: mixed, low. Agencies would generally use the Small Business Act definition of small business. An agency could set a different definition after consulting the SBA Office of Advocacy, taking public comment, and publishing it in the Federal Register. This could change which firms are covered by some rules.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2965)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5267)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2965 (as of 2026-09-10).