H.R. 4305: DUMP Red Tape Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-10 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Official title

DUMP Red Tape Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

DUMP Red Tape Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] · 3 cosponsors

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Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 311 (2025): On Passage, H R 4305 (2025-12-03): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4305.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4305 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills