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H.R. 1163: Prove It Act of 2025

This bill, known as the Prove It Act of 2025, aims to increase transparency regarding federal regulatory decisions that could impact small businesses. The main components of the bill are outlined below:

1. Amendments to Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The bill proposes amendments to the current regulatory flexibility analysis, which is a process that assesses the impact of proposed rules on small entities (businesses, organizations, etc.). Key changes include:

Agencies must consider indirect costs associated with regulatory rules, particularly those affecting entities that engage with regulated entities.
Small entities can challenge an agency's certification that a proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact by petitioning the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

2. Review Procedures for Petitions

The bill establishes specific procedures for how petitions to review agency certifications should be handled:

The Chief Counsel will conduct an initial review of the petitions and determine whether further analysis is needed.
If the Chief Counsel finds merit in the petition, a more in-depth review will be conducted, including potential meetings with affected parties.
Results of these reviews must be published publicly, ensuring transparency regarding agency decisions.

3. Guidance Publication Requirements

The bill requires agencies to publish guidance documents for any rules that significantly affect small entities. This includes:

Updated interpretations of rules, which must be made accessible online.
Opportunities for comments on these documents to gather feedback from small businesses.

4. Review of Existing Rules

There are provisions for the periodic review of existing rules affecting small entities. If an agency fails to conduct such a review within a specified timeframe, the rule shall cease to be effective.

5. No Additional Funding

The bill specifies that no additional funds will be allocated for implementing these provisions, meaning existing budget resources must be used.

6. Timeline for Review

The Chief Counsel is required to publish results of the review within a certain timeframe, ensuring timely oversight of agency actions.

7. Judicial Review Considerations

Finally, the bill sets forth that a certification made by an agency can be reviewed by courts as final agency action once the Chief Counsel makes a determination regarding the petition.

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Actions

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Date	Action
May. 04, 2026	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
May. 04, 2026	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
May. 21, 2025	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May. 21, 2025	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
May. 21, 2025	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
Apr. 30, 2025	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr. 30, 2025	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Feb. 10, 2025	Introduced in House
Feb. 10, 2025	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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