119th Congress · House bill · Last action May 4, 2026
H.R. 1163IntroducedGovernment Operations and Politics
Prove It Act
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad (R-MN)30 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 10, 2025
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In plain English
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) sponsored this bill to expand how federal agencies must analyze the impact of new rules on small businesses and organizations. Agencies must include indirect costs in their analysis of proposed rules' effects on small entities, and if an agency determines a rule won't significantly harm small entities, it must notify the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy within 10 days and allow small entities to petition for review; if the Office of Advocacy finds the rule would cause significant impact after review, the agency must complete a full analysis or the rule cannot apply to small entities. The bill also requires agencies to publish guidance documents related to rules likely to have significant economic impact on small entities and allow public comment on those documents. The bill addresses periodic review procedures for existing rules and contains no authorization for additional federal spending.
What’s in the bill (4 sections)
- Sec. 2. Initial regulatory flexibility analysis
- Sec. 3. Publication of guidance
- Sec. 4. Review procedures for section 610 periodic review of rules
- Sec. 5. No additional funds
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-02-10, but the bill text was revised on 2026-05-04T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Activity timeline
May 4
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Full action log
All 13 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
May 4
HOUSEPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
May 4
HOUSEReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
May 4
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-108, Part II.
2025
May 21
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
May 21
HOUSEReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
May 21
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-108, Part I.
May 21
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 30
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Apr 30
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 10
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10
Introduced in House
Feb 10
Introduced in House
All 30 cosponsors
0 Democrats · 30 Republicans
Republicans (30)
Moran, NathanielTX-01
Meuser, DanielPA-09
Nunn, ZacharyIA-03
Steil, BryanWI-01
Stauber, PeteMN-08
Flood, MikeNE-01
Fischbach, MichelleMN-07
Carey, MikeOH-15
Thompson, GlennPA-15
Van Drew, JeffersonNJ-02
Calvert, KenCA-41
Weber, Randy K. Sr.TX-14
Bacon, DonNE-02
Bean, AaronFL-04
Balderson, TroyOH-12
Van Duyne, BethTX-24
Crank, JeffCO-05
Taylor, David J.OH-02
Ciscomani, JuanAZ-06
Mann, TraceyKS-01
Kennedy, MikeUT-03
Schmidt, DerekKS-02
Miller, Carol D.WV-01
Valadao, David G.CA-22
Hinson, AshleyIA-02
Lawler, MichaelNY-17
Sessions, PeteTX-17
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