To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Mr. Meuser, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the …
On Passage
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires SBA Administrator to ensure the agency's "small business regulatory budget" - net cost to small businesses from rulemakings - is zero or less each fiscal year starting FY2026.
Who Benefits and How
Small businesses gain protection from net regulatory burden increases. SBA rules must offset new costs with deregulation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SBA must track and balance regulatory costs. Annual reporting to Congress required.
Key Provisions
- Small business regulatory budget must be zero or less
- Applies starting FY2026
- Includes new rule costs and savings from modifications/repeals
- Annual reporting required 60 days after fiscal year end
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires SBA to ensure zero net regulatory cost to small business
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Limit regulatory burden on small businesses through budgeting"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator"
- → SBA Administrator
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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