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ABC-Supported Bill to Establish Small Business Hotline Clears Committee Markup

On Nov. 18, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a markup of several pieces of legislation, including the Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act (H.R. 4305), introduced by Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wis. Ahead of the hearing, ABC sent a letter to the committee in support of H.R. 4305 and urged the committee to advance the bill for a full House vote. The DUMP Red Tape Act codifies the Small Business Administration’s “Red Tape Hotline,” accessible by email, web form, or phone, where small businesses can report burdensome regulations to the SBA’s chief counsel for advocacy.

During the markup, Rep. Wied noted that the Red Tape Hotline gives small businesses “a seat at the table to highlight the prohibitive red tape regulations from across federal agencies that hurt their ability to grow and compete.” He added that his bill, “is a commonsense way to gather input directly from the people most harmed by overregulation.”

The bill was reported favorably for a full House vote in an 18-9 vote.