H.R. 4305

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Wied · Committee: Committee on Small Business

Table of contents

• H.R. 4305
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Establishment of Red Tape Hotline

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Establishment of Red Tape Hotline

• Section 203 of () is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Public Law 94–305; 15 U.S.C. 634c
  • (c) Red Tape Hotline
    • (1) Establishment
      • Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall—
        • operate and maintain an email address to be known as the to receive a notification from a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act) relating to the burden of complying with a rule of an agency applicable to such concern; and Red Tape Hotline
        • establish a website providing the email address or including a submission form or phone number in a manner that is easily accessible.
    • (2) Report
      • Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall submit to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and Congress a report on the Red Tape Hotline that includes—
        • the rules for which notifications are most frequently received, including the affected industry sectors for such rules;
        • a summary of the notifications received, including the geographic area and the industry category from which the notification was sent;
        • recommendations for each agency which issued such rules; and
        • a summary of actions taken by the Chief Counsel to address such rules, including any such rules for which the Chief Counsel submitted comments or analysis.