HOUSE 1163119th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.

Prove It Act

Last Action: 5/4/2026

Actions

2026-05-04Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
2026-05-04Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
2026-05-04Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
2025-05-21Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
2025-05-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
2025-05-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
2025-05-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-04-30Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
2025-04-30Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-10Referred 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.
2025-02-10Referred 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.
2025-02-10Introduced in House
2025-02-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-02-10 (00)

Prove It Act of 2025

This bill expands the requirements for federal agency rulemaking with respect to small businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions.

Specifically, when conducting an initial regulatory flexibility analysis, agencies must include, where feasible, any reasonably foreseeable indirect costs the proposed rule may impose on small entities.

Further, if an agency certifies that an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is not required because the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the agency must provide such certification within 10 days to the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. A small entity or group of small entities may petition the Office of Advocacy to review such certification. The petition must include specified information, such as the issues the petitioner believes should be addressed and a proposed solution to the issues raised.

If the Office of Advocacy ultimately determines, upon a full review of the petition, that the proposed rule would have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the agency promulgating the rule must perform an initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis for the rule. Additionally, if the agency does not participate or assist in the full review process, the finalized rule shall not apply to small entities.

The bill also requires agencies to publish, and allow for comments on, all guidance documents with respect to any rule an agency determines is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Cosponsors (20)

Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
Bryan Steil (R-WI)
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Mike Flood (R-NE)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Mike Carey (R-OH)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Randy Weber (R-TX)
Don Bacon (R-NE)
Aaron Bean (R-FL)
Troy Balderson (R-OH)
Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
Earl Carter (R-GA)
Jeff Crank (R-CO)

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Government information and archives
Small Business Administration
Small business

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