# 119-s-1806: Business Owners Protection Act of 2025

119-s-1806, Business Owners Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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- As of: 2026-07-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1806
- Congress: 119
- Title: Business Owners Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Terminates certain unused SEC authorities created by Dodd-Frank.** This bill would end any Securities and Exchange Commission authority added by the Dodd-Frank Act that gives the agency discretion to set requirements for private entities when the SEC had not issued a proposed rule or guidance by January 1, 2025. It would also require the SEC to publish and send Congress a list of every authority it terminates within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End some SEC authorities from Dodd Frank: mixed, high. This bill would end certain SEC authorities created by the Dodd-Frank Act. It would terminate any SEC authority that lets the SEC decide to require rules for private companies if the SEC had not issued a proposed rulemaking notice under 5 U.S.C. 553 or a guidance document before January 1, 2025. Te…

## Related bills

- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1806 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1806)

## Related
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1806 (as of 2026-07-25).