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HR 421 · in committee · significant

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act

What this bill does

  • This bill strengthens rules requiring federal agencies to analyze how new regulations affect small businesses.
  • Small business owners and federal agencies must follow stricter procedures when creating or reviewing regulations.
  • The bill takes effect upon enactment with no stated appropriation, relying on existing agency resources.

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  1. 01

    How would stricter regulatory analysis procedures affect the timeline for federal agencies to implement new rules that protect workers or the environment?

  2. 02

    Which types of small businesses would benefit most from enhanced regulatory flexibility, and which industries might face increased compliance costs?

  3. 03

    What evidence exists that current regulatory analyses inadequately account for small business impact, and what problems does this bill specifically address?

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Ben Cline

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Introduced 2025-06-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.

  2. 2025-06-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. 2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  7. 2025-01-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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