# 119-hr-974: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act

119-hr-974, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-974
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Zero-cost regulatory limit for small businesses** paired with mandatory annual reports on federal rules that affect them. The bill would force the Small Business Administration to track and offset regulatory costs to small firms and to disclose agency rules by issuer.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Zero regulatory cost limit for small businesses: benefit, medium. This bill would require the SBA Administrator to make sure that, starting in fiscal year 2026 and each year after, the "small business regulatory budget" for every small business concern is not greater than $0. The "small business regulatory budget" means the cost to a small business from SBA rulem…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/974)

## Related
- [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)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2965)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-974 (as of 2026-04-21).