Bill · S. 505· Senate(119-S-505)
‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/11/2025
- Last activity
- 2/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 12 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025," aims to amend title 31 of the United States Code. It specifically seeks to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports. This change applies to reporting companies that were formed or registered before January 1, 2024. The amendment replaces existing language regarding the filing deadline.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The extension of the filing deadline offers relief from administrative burdens for those running existing companies.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill provides more time for pre-existing reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information reports, reducing immediate administrative pressure.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-2
Delaying the filing of beneficial ownership reports may temporarily slow the public and regulatory visibility into corporate ownership structures.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Extended Filing Deadline: By changing the deadline for companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024, to not later than January 1, 2026, it provides more time for these entities to file their reports. (Section 2)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency-2
- 3/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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