119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 10, 2025
Prove It Act
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Latest action (May 4, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 10, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$395,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Big Brother Overreach Act S 505/HR 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 HR 832, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 HR 1163, Prove It Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$1,160,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 142 - REINS Act, H.R. 421 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, H.R. 1163/S. 495 Prove It Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…/S. 3525, American Franchise Act. Nomination of James Macy and David Prouty to National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 6213, Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025. H.R. 1163, The Prove It Act of 2025. Nomination of Keith Sonderling to serve as Secretary of Labor.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) · lobbying firm or registrant: NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$1,910,000
Spent on own lobbying
….5267, the American Franchise Act H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act H.R. 6420, the Affordable Care Economic Stability and Small Business (ACCESS) Act H.R.1163, the Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 5258, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 46…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$16,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1163/S. 495, Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 8413, Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over (SECURE) Data Act Various issues relating to rea…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…generally. Small business contracting, generally. Delay of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting requirements, generally. H.R. 1163/S. 495: Prove It Act of 2025. H.R. 425/S. 100: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. H.R. 1: One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. U.S. Department of Justice Anticompet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COVESTRO LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d administrative action regarding building energy efficiency standards Monitor legislative and administrative action regarding supply chain resiliency S. 495 / H.R. 1163, Prove It Act H.R. 8016 / S. 4153, Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$563,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1163, Prove it Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
Oppose the ENABLERS Act Support the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act (H.R. 425 /S. 100) Support the Prove it Act (H.R. 1163)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 8, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$365,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Big Brother Overreach Act S 505/HR 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 HR 832, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 HR 1163, Prove It Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FOUNDRY SOCIETY · lobbying firm or registrant: POTOMAC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 10, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…n dominance. Directs U.S. to work with allies and partners to fortify supply chains and boost domestic production of critical minerals. - Prove It Act of 2025 (H.R. 1163/ S. 495) - Support bill that strengthens the Regulatory Flexibility Act by improving transparency in regulatory process by requiring agencies to fully disclose…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
Oppose the ENABLERS Act Support the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act (H.R. 425 /S. 100) Support the Prove it Act (H.R. 1163)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…/S. 3525, American Franchise Act. Nomination of James Macy and David Prouty to National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 6213, Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025. H.R. 1163, The Prove It Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$16,950,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1163/S. 495, Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 2804, Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025 H.R. 8413, Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enf…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$16,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025. To prohibit Small Business Administration (SBA) funds from being distributed to individuals or businesses with foreign or undocumented ownership. H.R.1163/S.495 - Prove It Act of 2025. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small business…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) · lobbying firm or registrant: NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$1,670,000
Spent on own lobbying
….5267, the American Franchise Act H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act H.R. 6420, the Affordable Care Economic Stability and Small Business (ACCESS) Act H.R.1163, the Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 5258, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 46…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CEMEX INC · lobbying firm or registrant: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$35,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…rials industry; resilient construction; S.1870/H.R. 3874, Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act; S. 1067, the Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act; S. 495/H.R. 1163, PROVE IT Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…generally. Small business contracting, generally. Delay of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting requirements, generally. H.R. 1163/S. 495: Prove It Act of 2025. H.R. 425/S. 100: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. H.R. 1: One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. U.S. Department of Justice Anticompet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COVESTRO LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…d administrative action regarding building energy efficiency standards Monitor legislative and administrative action regarding supply chain resiliency S. 495 / H.R. 1163, Prove It Act H.R. 8016 / S. 4153, Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TREATED WOOD COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: TREATED WOOD COUNCIL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 18, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
Amount not reported
HR 1163, the Prove It Act of 2025 Regulatory Flexibility Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1163, Prove it Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$19,750,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 1163/S. 495, Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 3383, Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act of 2025 S. 300, Disaster Loan A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$395,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Big Brother Overreach Act S 505/HR 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 HR 832, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 HR 1163, Prove It Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOB CREATORS NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: HARNED STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jun 28, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$5,250
Paid to lobbying firm
…hich would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. Supported S. 495 /H.R. 1163, the "Prove It Act," which seeks to reduce burdensome regulations for small businesses by empowering them to petition federal agencies to review proposed regul…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025. To prohibit Small Business Administration (SBA) funds from being distributed to individuals or businesses with foreign or undocumented ownership. H.R.1163/S.495 - Prove It Act of 2025. To amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small business…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing