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H.R. 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

Passed HouseDec 3, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Apr 17, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Dec 3, 2025, 223–190
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Reported to House, May 21, 2025

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure the annual small business regulatory budget for the SBA in each fiscal year is no greater than zero.

The small business regulatory budget is the cost to a small business of a federal rulemaking, including the cost resulting from the issuance of any new rule and the cost resulting from the modification or repeal of an existing rule.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Dec 3, 2025

On Passage

Passed 223–190

Yea 223majority 207Nay 190

  • Democrats15 yea, 190 nay
  • Republicans207 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: George Whitesides (D-CA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Dave Min (D-CA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Susie Lee (D-NV), Adam Gray (D-CA), Laura Gillen (D-NY) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voted Yea; and 5 more

See how all 413 members voted

Showing 432 of 432 members

Yea 223

Republicans (207)

Independents (1)

Nay 190

Democrats (190)

Not voting 19

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Dec 3, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Dec 3, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 223–190
    Roll call 310 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1519008
    Republicans2070011
    Independents1000
    Total223190019

    House roll call 310: On Passage. Passed.

    15 crossed party lines: 15 Democrats

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

5

Who scored on this bill

172 points earned
  1. 1Beth Van Duyne R-TX SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
  2. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Donald Davis D-NC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Laura Gillen D-NY1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Dec 3, 2025Passed the House, 223–190.
  2. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in the House by Beth Van Duyne.
Show the full action history (16 actions)
  1. Dec 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  2. Dec 3, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5011)
  3. Dec 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190 (Roll no. 310). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 12/02/2025 H4987)
  4. Dec 3, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 190 (Roll no. 310). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR 12/02/2025 H4987)
  5. Dec 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Dec 2, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H4987-4989)
  7. Dec 2, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  8. Dec 2, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2965.
  9. Dec 2, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2965, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Dec 1, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 916 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965 and H.R. 4305. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4312, H.R. 1005, H.R. 1049, H.R. 1069, H.R. 2965, and H.R. 4305 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  11. May 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-111.
  12. May 21, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
  13. Apr 30, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  14. Apr 30, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
  15. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House
  16. Apr 17, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.