Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
The POST IT Act amends Section 30 of the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman, to the extent practicable, to provide hyperlinks on its website to guidance documents that set forth policy or interpretations for rules that have a Small Entity Compliance Guide. It exempts information protected from public disclosure under FOIA and applies to guidance associated with such rules produced on or after enactment.
Left emphasizes safeguarding substantive protections from being weakened
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative amendment that directs the Ombudsman to publish hyperlinks to certain guidance, integrates cleanly with existing statutes, and appropriately acknowledges funding limits; it is specific enough to change practice but leaves implementation-level details, timelines, and accountability mechanisms to existing administrative processes or future action.
The POST IT Act amends Section 30 of the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman, to the extent practicable, to provide hyperlinks on its website to guidance documents that set forth policy or interpretations for rules that have a Small Entity Compliance Guide.
It exempts information protected from public disclosure under FOIA and applies to guidance associated with such rules produced on or after enactment.
The bill authorizes no new appropriations.
Low-cost, technical transparency bill has reasonable chance, especially as part of broader legislation; standalone timing uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative amendment that directs the Ombudsman to publish hyperlinks to certain guidance, integrates cleanly with existing statutes, and appropriately acknowledges funding limits; it is specific enough to change practice but leaves implementation-level details, timelines, and accountability mechanisms to existing administrative processes or future action.
Left emphasizes safeguarding substantive protections from being weakened
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes safeguarding substantive protections from being weakened
Overall supportive of increased transparency for small businesses but cautious about possible effects on regulatory substance.
Likely to view the bill as a modest administrative improvement that could help small firms understand regulations, while watching for any moves that convert guidance into de facto weaker regulation.
May want safeguards to ensure worker and environmental protections are preserved.
Generally favorable as a low-cost, pragmatic step to centralize guidance links for small entities.
Views the measure as an incremental administrative fix that improves usability without expanding regulatory authority or budgetary commitments.
Will watch implementation details and legal clarity around what counts as 'guidance.'
Likely supportive of transparency and reduced compliance friction for small businesses, but attentive to any added administrative obligations.
Values the FOIA carve-out and the bill's no-cost design; may be wary if the requirement effectively elevates guidance to binding status or increases federal administrative workload.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Low-cost, technical transparency bill has reasonable chance, especially as part of broader legislation; standalone timing uncertain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left emphasizes safeguarding substantive protections from being weakened
Low-cost, technical transparency bill has reasonable chance, especially as part of broader legislation; standalone timing uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped administrative amendment that directs the Ombudsman to publish hyperlinks to certain guidance, integrates cleanly with existing statutes, and app…
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