H.R. 736 · 119th Congress

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 24, 2025 by Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3). 12 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 11, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 24, 2025
Cosponsors
12
2 from the other party
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024.

Subjects

  • Business records
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 24, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Zachary NunnR-IA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Feb 10, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 408–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 24, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 24, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 24, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseMr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H599-601)
  6. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 736.
  7. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  8. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H606)
  9. Feb 10, 2025Passed/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)House · Roll call 37
  10. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 37
  11. Feb 10, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Feb 11, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION12 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  2. American Bankers Association6 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES6 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $221K reported (all issues)
  6. SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.5 reports
    $324.2K reported (all issues)
  8. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $90M reported (all issues)
  9. INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA1 report
    $880.8K reported (all issues)
  10. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.1 report
    $1.9M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.