To direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, 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: Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Schmidt, and Mr. Patronis
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Wied introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
On Passage
DUMP Red Tape Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the SBA to create a "Red Tape Hotline" where small businesses can report burdensome federal regulations. The hotline must include email, website, and phone access, with annual reports to Congress.
Who Benefits and How
Small business owners benefit from a direct channel to report regulatory burdens. The hotline creates accountability for agency rule-making that affects small businesses.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SBA Office of Advocacy must operate the hotline and produce annual reports. Federal agencies may face increased scrutiny of their rules.
Key Provisions
- Creates Red Tape Hotline within 180 days
- Requires multiple contact methods (email, website, phone)
- Mandates annual reports to Congress on hotline findings
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
Directs SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy to establish Red Tape Hotline for small businesses to report burdensome agency rules
Policy Domains
Main Bill
Likely Beneficiaries
- Small business owners
Inferred from context, no direct clause evidence
Likely Burden Bearers
- SBA Office of Advocacy
- Federal regulatory agencies
Inferred from context, no direct clause evidence
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "chief_counsel"
- → Chief Counsel for Advocacy of SBA
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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