Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (S. 4401)
April 27, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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The bill would limit the SBA's ability to implement new regulations that impose net costs on small businesses, potentially requiring the repeal or modification of existing rules to offset the cost of new ones.
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Small business owners
The bill changes the regulatory environment by capping the net costs of new SBA rules.
Small Business Administration
The agency is required to manage a regulatory budget and submit annual reports to Congress.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- The Administrator of the Small Business Administration must ensure the small business regulatory budget for any fiscal year is not greater than zero.
- The regulatory budget is defined as the cost to small businesses of rulemaking, including new rules, modifications, or repeals.
- The SBA Administrator must submit an annual report to Congress regarding the impact of federal agency regulations on small businesses.
- The annual report is due no later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year.
- The report must include rules issued during the fiscal year preceding and the fiscal year following the date of the report.
- Reported rules must be disaggregated by the specific federal agency that issued them.
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What does a 'regulatory budget not greater than zero' mean?
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Why It Matters
The bill would limit the SBA's ability to implement new regulations that impose net costs on small businesses, potentially requiring the repeal or modification of existing rules to offset the cost of new ones.
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Zero-Cost Regulatory Mandate
The bill attempts to institutionalize a 'pay-as-you-go' model for federal small business regulations, requiring cost offsets for new rules.
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