RFA

On June 22, 2023, Deputy Chief Counsel Major Clark testified before the House Small Business Committee in a hearing titled, “Reviewing the SBA’s Office of Advocacy Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act.” Members examined Advocacy’s work…

As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working diligently to bring small businesses’ voices into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory…

As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act…

As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the…

The Census Bureau recently published new Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB) data. Agencies often use this data to estimate the number of small entities affected by a rule and the revenue of small entities. The updated SUSB data…

The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 10 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These changes led to $773…

The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 18 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These include $253.3 million…

Every year, the Office of Advocacy reports on efforts to relieve the burden of new regulations on small businesses. These efforts are the result of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), a tool that requires federal agencies to evaluate the…

Fiscal Year 2016 was a milestone in the Office of Advocacy’s history. It marked 40 years since the office’s founding, 20 years since the passage of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, and 15 years of carrying out the…