SB 4674, the “Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape Act” or “DUMP Red Tape Act,” would require the Small Business Administration’s Chief Counsel for Advocacy to create and maintain a “Red Tape Hotline” within 180 days of enactment. The hotline would allow small entities to report burdensome federal agency rules, guidance, policy statements, or other agency activities that affect them. The bill also requires the SBA to provide multiple submission methods, including email, a form, a phone number, or another appropriate channel, and to make that access point easily available on a website.
The bill further directs the Chief Counsel to produce an initial report to the SBA Administrator and Congress within one year, and then annually, summarizing the complaints received. Those reports must identify the most frequently reported rules or agency actions, the affected industries, the types of small entities submitting complaints, the geographic and industry distribution of submissions, the agencies involved, recommendations for reducing burdens on small entities, and any actions the Chief Counsel took in response, including comments or analysis submitted to agencies.
If enacted, the bill would amend section 203 of Public Law 94-305, codified at 15 U.S.C. 634c, by adding a new subsection establishing the Red Tape Hotline and related reporting duties. It would not directly repeal or rewrite existing regulatory requirements, but it would create a new federal mechanism for collecting small-business complaints about agency rules and for channeling those complaints into SBA oversight and congressional reporting. The practical effect would be to increase visibility into regulatory burdens on small entities and potentially influence future agency rulemaking or guidance through SBA advocacy and public reporting.
The available context suggests a generally pro-small-business, anti-regulatory sentiment behind the bill. The title and structure indicate support for reducing compliance burdens and giving small entities a formal avenue to flag problematic federal actions. No committee transcript or vote data is available here, so there is no recorded opposition or amendment debate in the provided materials. The bill’s introduction and referral to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship indicate it is still in the early legislative stage.
The main point of contention likely concerns whether the hotline would meaningfully reduce regulatory burdens or simply add another layer of complaint collection without changing underlying rules. Supporters would likely emphasize responsiveness to small businesses, while critics may question the bill’s effectiveness, administrative value, or whether it could be used to challenge legitimate health, safety, labor, environmental, or consumer-protection regulations. Because no hearing transcript or vote record is provided, specific member positions are not documented in the supplied materials.