House · HR 4305 · 119th Congress
DUMP Red Tape Act
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Summary
This bill tells the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to run a hotline where small businesses can report federal rules they find too costly or confusing. The office must send Congress an annual report on the most common complaints. Small businesses across the country can use a phone number, email, or website to submit their concerns.
In Favor
Many small businesses struggle to follow complex federal rules that were written with large companies in mind. This hotline gives small business owners a direct way to flag those burdens to officials who can push for changes. Annual reports to Congress create a paper trail that holds agencies responsible for rules that hurt small businesses.
Against
The hotline collects only complaints about rules, so Congress gets a one-sided picture of how regulations affect small businesses. The Office of Advocacy already has regional staff and contact pages where businesses can raise concerns, making this hotline redundant. Adding another reporting layer costs taxpayer money without fixing the transparency problems that federal auditors already found with this office.
Additional Considerations
Purpose & Problem
Is the problem real and worth federal action?
The bill tells the SBA's Office of Advocacy to set up a phone and online hotline where small businesses can report federal rules they find hard to follow. It also requires a yearly report to Congress listing which rules drew the most complaints.
Scope & Related Provisions
Does it stay focused, or carry unrelated add-ons?
The bill's provisions stay tied to its core purpose of creating the hotline and requiring annual reports on the complaints received.
Who Is Affected
Who benefits, and who bears the cost?
Small businesses and other small groups can use the hotline to flag rules they find burdensome. The Office of Advocacy takes on new duties to run the hotline, collect data, and write yearly reports for Congress and the SBA.
Cost & Funding
Is it affordable and responsibly funded?
The bill does not state a dollar amount or include a cost estimate. It creates new duties for the Office of Advocacy to build and run the hotline, set up a website, and produce annual reports, which shifts operating costs to that office.
Risks & Implementation
What could go wrong in practice?
The bill requires the hotline to be running within 180 days, which sets a firm deadline for the Office of Advocacy to build the system. The annual report must cover who submitted complaints and which rules they flagged, so the office must collect and verify that data each year.
For the actual bill text, see congress.gov.
AI-generated · Published 5/31/2026