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Red Tape Hotline for Small Businesses
Recent Bills/Red Tape Hotline for Small Businesses

Red Tape Hotline for Small Businesses

IntroducedJuly 10, 2025
Passed House9 months ago
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Sitting in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
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Why This Matters

This bill establishes a hotline for small businesses to report difficult government rules, helping to reduce unnecessary regulations. It aims to make it easier for small entities to voice their concerns and improve the regulatory process.

If you own a small business, you can report frustrating government rules to help make them easier to follow.
Who this affects
Small business owners · Entrepreneurs
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill creates a hotline for small businesses to report burdensome government rules.
  2. 2The hotline will allow small entities to easily submit their concerns about compliance issues.
  3. 3A report will be generated annually to summarize the notifications received and suggest improvements.
  4. 4The hotline will be set up within 180 days of the bill's passage.
  5. 5The Chief Counsel for Advocacy will oversee the hotline and its operations.
Read the detailed summary

Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act or the DUMP Red Tape Act This bill establishes a requirement for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue to operate and maintain the Red Tape Hotline, which receives notifications from small entities about the burden of complying with applicable rules, guidance, policy statements, or other activities of a federal agency. The office must report annually to the SBA and Congress information about the notifications received through the hotline.

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House
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IntroducedJul 10, 2025
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HouseDec 3, 2025
House Vote
Yes 267No 144Not Voting 17
Crossed party lines: 58 Democrats voted Yes
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SenateCurrent

Sitting in the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.

Most bills stop at this point and never get a vote.

President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Vote
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