Regulatory Reform

LATEST NEWS

November 14, 2019

NSBA Urges Senate to Oppose Beneficial Ownership Bill

November 6, 2019

Beneficial Ownership Bill Moves in Senate

October 30, 2019

House OKs Beneficial Ownership

October 16, 2019

House Moves on Beneficial Ownership

September 18, 2019

Action on Beneficial Ownership Law

August 21, 2019

SBA Hosts Reg Fairness Hearing

July 11, 2019

NSBA Warns Against New Beneficial Ownership Reporting

April 24, 2019

Regulatory Reform Bill Introduced

March 28, 2019

Chief Counsel Nominee OKd by Committee

February 25, 2018

Regulatory Reform Update

February 15, 2018

Chief Counsel Nomination Hearing Held

January 10, 2018

Bill to Increase Small Biz Reporting

January 10, 2018

NSBA Urges Confirmation of Advocacy Nominee

September 13, 2017

Parts of Fiduciary Rule Delayed

September 13, 2017

OMB Suspends Pay Data Rules

July 12, 2017

SBA Seeks RegFair Board Nominations

July 12, 2017

Senate Confirms OIRA Chief

May 17, 2017

Vote on Reg Reform Bills Planned

March 29, 2017

House Hearing on Paperwork Reduction

March 15, 2017

Regulatory Reform Bills Introduced

March 2, 2017

House Moves on Three Reg Reform Bills

March 2, 2017

Trump’s Congressional Address Light on Details

March 1, 2017

NSBA Analysis on Trump Address

February 8, 2017

Trump Signs Dodd-Frank EO

January 24, 2017

NSBA Urges Confirmation of SBA Nominee McMahon

January 11, 2017

House Passes Midnight Rules Bill

January 11, 2017

House Passes REINS Act

January 11, 2017

NSBA Podcast: Regs & Small Biz Growth

January 11, 2017

Reg Reform Bill Introduced

December 22, 2016

NSBA Reaches out to Trump Transition Team

November 17, 2016

Congress, Administration Eye First 100 Days

October 14, 2016

NSBA Talks to Clinton, Trump Campaigns

August 25, 2016

Clinton Unveils Small Business Plan

June 15, 2016

Office of Advocacy Turns 40

April 13, 2016

NSBA Testifies on EPA Regulations

March 23, 2016

Small Business Reg Reform Bill Introduced

March 16, 2016

Committee OKs Regulatory Reform Bill

January 20, 2016

Office of Advocacy Releases Report on RFA

January 13, 2016

SOTU: Small Biz Takeaways

January 13, 2016

House Passes Regulatory Reform Bill

December 16, 2015

SBA Office of Advocacy Chief Counsel Approved

December 2, 2015

New White House Regulatory Agenda

October 22, 2015

House Committee Holds Hearing on Regulatory Burdens

July 29, 2015

Bill to Provide Regulatory Relief for Businesses

July 1, 2015

Bill to Enhance Small Business Voice in Rulemaking

July 1, 2015

Supreme Court Underscores Importance of Costs in Regs

April 29, 2015

NSBA Members Testify at SBA Reg Fairness Hearing

March 27, 2015

National Regulatory Fairness Hearing Scheduled

March 4, 2015

NSBA Leadership Testifies on State of Small Business

February 11, 2015

Small Biz Regulatory Reform Bill Passes House

February 4, 2015

Small Biz Regulatory Reform Bill Introduced in the House

September 3, 2014

Obama Nominates New Advocacy Chief Counsel

August 6, 2014

Obama EO Raises Scrutiny on Contractor Labor Violations

August 6, 2014

Advocacy Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant Resigns

July 30, 2014

National Regulatory Budget Act Introduced in House

July 16, 2014

House Hearing Examines Procurement Reform Delays

June 25, 2014

NSBA Members Hear from the Experts

June 11, 2014

National Regulatory Fairness Hearing – June 25

March 26, 2014

Sen. Rubio Introduces National Regulatory Budget

March 25, 2014

NSBA Calls on Lawmakers to Support National Regulatory Budget

March 5, 2014

President Releases 2015 Budget Proposal

January 29, 2014

State of the Union: What it Means for Small Biz

July 31, 2013

House Over-Criminalization Task Force Starts Work

July 9, 2013

Administration Releases 2013 Regulatory Agenda Update

June 12, 2013

U.S. Liability Costs Are Much Higher Than Competitors

April 25, 2013

Plain Regulations Act Introduced

February 6, 2013

House Small Biz Committee Launches Regs Tool

December 4, 2012

Small Business Congress Wrap-Up

September 13, 2012

NSBA Leadership Testifies on JOBS Act Implementation

September 11, 2012

NSBA Urges Small Biz to Comment on JOBS Act

September 11, 2012

NSBA Leadership to Testify on JOBS Act Implementation

September 5, 2012

Regulatory Analysis Act Introduced in Senate

July 10, 2012

Small Biz Urged to Support JOBS Act

July 9, 2012

House Small Business Committee Hearings Scheduled

June 20, 2012

Start-ups Converge on Washington, D.C.

June 6, 2012

Startup Act 2.0 Introduced in House

March 21, 2012

White House Memo on Regulatory Accountability

February 15, 2012

NSBA Registers Opposition to New EEOC Policy

January 24, 2012

Braley Introduces Plain Regulations Act

January 10, 2012

NSBA Urges Easing of SEC Small Biz Regulation

November 15, 2011

NSBA Submits Comments on Proposed Gift Rule

October 18, 2011

Hearings Announced on Small Biz Patent Protection

October 12, 2011

Senate Small-Biz Cmte. Approves Sargeant Nom.

October 6, 2011

NSBA Provides Comments on SEC Reg Review

July 27, 2011

Details on Health Exchange Regs

July 19, 2011

Obama Signs Another Reg Reform Executive Order

July 13, 2011

Health Exchange Regulations Forthcoming

June 1, 2011

Obama Administration Continues Reg Reform Efforts

January 18, 2011

Obama Administration Tackling Reg Reform

January 11, 2011

Reg Reform on the Agenda of the 112th Congress

ISSUE BRIEFS

February 24, 2020

Tort Reform

February 24, 2020

Strengthen the SBA Office of Advocacy

February 24, 2020

Regulatory Reform & Paperwork Reduction

February 24, 2020

Political Reform

February 24, 2020

National Regulatory Budget

NSBA
LETTERS

April 10, 2019

Letter of Support for David Tyrion as Office of Advocacy Chief Counsel

March 13, 2017

NSBA Letter of Support for the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (S. 584)

February 16, 2017

NSBA Survey: Small Business Outlook Significantly Improved

January 12, 2017

NSBA Letter of Support for the Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 5)

November 23, 2016

House Passes Midnight Rules Bill

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REGULATORY COMMENTS

April 10, 2019

Comment Letter on WOTUS Rule Replacement

November 28, 2012

Traps for the Unwary: Selling Stock in Your Company

July 18, 2007

Increasing Government Accountibility: Testimony of NSBA President Todd McCracken

View All Regulatory Comments

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

April 14, 2016

NSBA Trustee Michael Canty Testimony on EPA Regulations

September 11, 2012

NSBA’s Jeff Van Winkle Testifies on JOBS Act Implementation

February 26, 2008

Plain Language Legislation: Testimony of NSBA President Todd McCracken

March 1, 2006

Plain Language Initiative: Testimony of Todd McCracken

November 17, 2004

The Bush Administration’s Record in Regulatory Reform: Testimony of NSBA President Todd McCracken

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RELATED SURVEYS

NSBA 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report

NSBA today released its 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report where the small-business outlook on the overall economy is at its highest point in seven years despite growing frustration over elected officials’ inability to enact needed reforms.

New Survey: Regulations a Major Issue for Small Business

NSBA today released the 2017 Small Business Regulations Survey which shows the massive impact regulations have on America’s small-business community, and underscores the need for regulatory reform.

2016 Politics of Small Business Survey

On June 29, NSBA released the 2016 Politics of Small Business Survey which provides detailed insight on the political opinions and activity of America’s small-business owners.

2015 Year-End Economic Report

NSBA on Feb. 10, 2016 released its 2015 Year-End Economic Report in which small-business owners expressed a less positive outlook on the overall economy, however, 75 percent are confident in their own business—the highest this indicator has been in four years.