119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 11, 2025
‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
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Latest action (Feb 11, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 11, 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.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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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
…t 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 informat…
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 related to I…
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 related to I…
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
…t 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 informat…
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 related to I…
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 related to I…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t 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 informat…
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
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$22,500
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 related to I…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$330,000
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 related to I…
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
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t 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 informat…
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
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 13, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$22,500
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 related to I…
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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 31, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$490,000
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 related to I…
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
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t 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 informat…
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
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$22,500
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 related to I…
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
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t 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 informat…
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
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$22,500
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 related to I…
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 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · 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 related to I…
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