House passes the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
On Passage
DEC 3, 2025 · 4:32 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 15 Democrats who crossed. Cleared the 207 needed by 16 votes.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 2965, the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025. The bill would require the Small Business Administration to keep its annual regulatory budget for small businesses at zero or less. It passed with 16 votes more than the 207 needed.
Pass H.R. 2965 in the House and send it to the Senate.
Reject H.R. 2965 in the House.
Caps the SBA’s annual regulatory costs for small businesses at zero and requires reports on rules issued by other federal agencies.
Passed the House 223–190 on Dec. 3, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 544 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
207 is a majority of the 413 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 15 Democrats crossing15 Democrats crossed. It passed.
Every vote on H.R. 2965, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 2965
- MAY 21Reported by Small BusinessREPORTED15–11
- DEC 2#308Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–205
- DEC 2#309On the rule (H.Res. 916)AGREED TO210–209
- DEC 3#310THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED223–19016 votes to spare over the 207 needed.
Coverage of this vote and its bill3 stories from 3 outlets
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
