DUMP Red Tape Act
Latest action · Dec 4, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act or the DUMP Red Tape Act
This bill establishes a requirement for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue to operate and maintain the Red Tape Hotline, which receives notifications from small entities about the burden of complying with applicable rules, guidance, policy statements, or other activities of a federal agency.
The office must report annually to the SBA and Congress information about the notifications received through the hotline.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 311 | On Passage | Passed269–146 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Nov 18, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2025Markup Nov 18, 2025Reported Nov 21, 2025 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2025 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Dec 3, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5011-5012)
- Dec 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 269 - 146 (Roll no. 311). (text: CR 12/02/2025 H4989-4990)
- Dec 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 2, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 916. (consideration: CR H4989-4992)
- Dec 2, 2025Rule H. Res. 916 passed House.
- 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.
- Dec 2, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4305.
- Dec 2, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4305, 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.
- 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.
- Nov 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-383.
- Nov 21, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 333.
- Nov 18, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9.
- Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1139Recorded votes H5011enact | Doris O. Matsui D-CA | Dec 3, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4978–H4987, H4989–H4992Text printed H4978, H4989Amendments H4985Recorded votes H4986consideration (H. Res. 916), previous question | Derek Schmidt R-KS, H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, Harriet M. Hageman R-WY, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), James R. Walkinshaw D-VA, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Roger Williams R-TX, Tony Wied R-WI | Dec 2, 2025 |
| House | Lists H3200–H3202H.R. 4305–4360 | — | Jul 10, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 119, July 10, 2025, page H3200.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 112 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 916, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Small Business printed in the bill is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DUMP Red Tape Act
- Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- DUMP Red Tape Act
- Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DUMP Red Tape Act
- Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act
- DUMP Red Tape Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2025Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2025Engrossed in House
- Nov 21, 2025Reported in House
- Jul 10, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
