H.R. 2965 · 119th Congress · House

Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

In Congress· Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Introduced
Apr 17, 25
Passed House
Dec 3, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

16
  1. DEC 04, 2025Senate

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

  2. DEC 03, 2025House floor actions

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. DEC 03, 2025House floor actions

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays

    Roll Call #310

    223 - 190 (Roll no. 310). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 12/02/2025 H4987)

    223Yea
    190Nay
    0NV
  4. DEC 03, 2025Library of Congress

    Passed/agreed to in House

    Roll Call #310

    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)

    223Yea
    190Nay
    0NV
  5. DEC 03, 2025House floor actions

    Considered as unfinished business

    (consideration: CR H5011)

  6. DEC 02, 2025House floor actions

    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.

  7. DEC 02, 2025House floor actions

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2965.

  8. DEC 02, 2025House floor actions

    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.

  9. DEC 02, 2025House floor actions

    Considered under the provisions of rule H

    Res. 916. (consideration: CR H4987-4989)

    4987Yea
    4989Nay
    0NV
  10. DEC 01, 2025House floor actions

    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.

  11. MAY 21, 2025House floor actions

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.

  12. MAY 21, 2025Library of Congress

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-111.

    119Yea
    111Nay
    0NV
  13. APR 30, 2025House committee actions

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.

    15Yea
    11Nay
    0NV
  14. APR 30, 2025House committee actions

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. APR 17, 2025House floor actions

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  16. APR 17, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

2

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Referred: Dec 4, 2025

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Small Business Committee

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Referred: May 21, 2025

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