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House Judiciary Committee advances Prove It Act to give SBA new review role for small‑business regulatory analysis
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment and voted 14–12 to report H.R.1163, the Prove It Act of 2025, to the House, a bill that would allow the Small Business Administration to investigate whether agencies complied with the Regulatory Flexibility Act and to seek suspension of rules not found to comply.
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 14–12 to report H.R.1163, the Prove It Act of 2025, after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute and ordering the bill favorably reported to the full House.
The bill would allow small businesses to petition the Small Business Administration (SBA) to investigate whether federal agencies complied with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) when issuing rules and would create a mechanism for agencies to show they completed the RFA analysis. Representative David Klein, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is designed to ensure "agencies comply with existing law and better account for how the regulations may affect small businesses." He argued small-business owners…
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