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substantiveDec 3, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H R 4305 — DUMP Red Tape Act

DUMP Red Tape Act

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act, or the DUMP Red Tape Act.
  • Official subject tags include the Small Business Administration, administrative procedure, and congressional oversight.
  • The official summary would require the SBA Office of Advocacy 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 would report annually to the SBA and Congress on notifications received through the hotline.
  • The record does not describe other SBA regulatory changes.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea269

Democrat: 59 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 209

Nay146

Democrat: 146

Present0

Not Voting17

Democrat: 8 · Republican: 9

How each member voted (432)

Yea (269)

Nay (146)

Not Voting (17)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.