Advocacy Files Comments on DOJ’s and FTC’s Requests for Information on Anti-Competitive Regulations

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Request for Information (RFI) on identifying anti-competitive laws and regulations for repeal and reform. The RFIs were published in furtherance of President Trump’s executive orders on regulatory reform and his commitment to unleashing American prosperity through deregulation, especially for small businesses.

In response to the DOJ and the FTC’s RFIs, Advocacy hosted a small business regulatory roundtable on April 30, 2025, to hear directly from small businesses on laws and rules that make it difficult for small entities to operate, that create barriers to entry, and that undermine free market competition. Nearly 140 people participated in Advocacy’s roundtable, and many spoke and provided written materials during the roundtable and afterwards.

  • Advocacy received 57 recommendations from small business stakeholders on 44 unique issues. Advocacy reviewed each issue submitted at the roundtable for its anti-competitive nature and assessed 20 of them to be responsive to this important information request effort.  The stakeholders also recommended reforms at the following agencies: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission.
  • Advocacy submits these recommendations to the DOJ and the FTC to pursue reform or to repeal these regulations through the promulgating agencies in coordination with Advocacy. Advocacy continues to investigate each small business issue received from the roundtable to apply the information to interagency discussions or in response to other agency requests for information to achieve regulatory reform on behalf of the affected small businesses.

COMMENT LETTER

Comments on DOJ’s RFI on the Anti-Competitive Regulations Task Force and the FTC’s RFI for Reducing Regulatory Barriers (PDF, 207 KB)

CONTACT:

Janis Reyes

EMAIL:

janis.reyes@sba.gov

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