119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 24, 2025
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 11, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 24, 2025)
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
This bill extends the deadline for certain companies that are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Specifically, the bill requires companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024, to submit this information to FinCEN by January 1, 2026, instead of by January 1, 2025, as required under current regulations.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Feb 10, 2025 · Roll call 37 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 37). (text: CR H599) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 37). (text: CR H599) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H606)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 736.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H599-601)
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.736 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registere…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$395,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 421, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 100/HR 425, Repealing 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$3,100,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Data Collection and Reporting Rule SBA 7(a) Lending Program Credit union member business lending H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025 (CEASE 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 LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ues related to H.R. 425, S.100 to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. - Issues related to the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 (H.R. 736)
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
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 8, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$365,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 421, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 100/HR 425, Repealing 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 MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.736 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registere…
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
…al budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Support. H.R.736/S.505 - Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act. To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership in…
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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$3,510,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Data Collection and Reporting Rule SBA 7(a) Lending Program Credit union member business lending H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025 (CEASE 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 LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ues related to H.R. 425, S.100 to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. - Issues related to the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 (H.R. 736)
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 Streng…
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
HR 421, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 100/HR 425, Repealing 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 BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: EB CONSULTING
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 8, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$27,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to legal banking and effective regulation for cannabis products. H.R. 736/S. 505, Protect Small Business From Excessive Paperwork Act; issues related to delaying the compliance deadline of the Corporate Transparency Act. Issues relat…
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 FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 27, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$97,407
Spent on own lobbying
…elopment to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes. (Sara Jacobs, D-CA-51) H.R.736 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registere…
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 BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: EB CONSULTING
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 28, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$32,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to legal banking and effective regulation for cannabis products. H.R. 736/S. 505, Protect Small Business From Excessive Paperwork Act; issues related to delaying the compliance deadline of the Corporate Transparency Act. Issues relat…
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
…al budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Support. H.R.736/S.505 - Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act. To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership in…
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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$3,140,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Data Collection and Reporting Rule SBA 7(a) Lending Program Credit union member business lending H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025 (CEASE 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 LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ues related to H.R. 425, S.100 to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act. - Issues related to the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 (H.R. 736)
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 MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$506,440
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.736 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registere…
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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$395,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 421, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 100/HR 425, Repealing 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 BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to legal banking and effective regulation for cannabis products. H.R. 736/S. 505, Protect Small Business From Excessive Paperwork Act; issues related to delaying the compliance deadline of the Corporate Transparency Act. Issues relat…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 5, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$395,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 421, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S 100/HR 425, Repealing 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 FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 4, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$12,851
Spent on own lobbying
…elopment to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes. (Sara Jacobs, D-CA-51) H.R.736 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registere…
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 BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to legal banking and effective regulation for cannabis products. H.R. 736/S. 505, Protect Small Business From Excessive Paperwork Act; issues related to delaying the compliance deadline of the Corporate Transparency Act. Issues relat…
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.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$17,960,000
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. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H…
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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$1,700,000
Spent on own lobbying
Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Small Business Data Collection and Reporting Rule SBA 7(a) Lending Program Credit union member business lending H.R. 736, the Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025 (CEASE 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