HR 421 · in committee · significant
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- economy
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would stricter regulatory analysis procedures affect the timeline for federal agencies to implement new rules that protect workers or the environment?
- 02
Which types of small businesses would benefit most from enhanced regulatory flexibility, and which industries might face increased compliance costs?
- 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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Sponsor · R-VA-6
Ben Cline
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-10 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.
2025-06-10 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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.
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.
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.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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