BACKGROUND
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) was enacted to lessen the impact that federal regulations have on small business.

PROBLEM
A 2023 NFIB study found that agencies use loopholes in the RFA to underreport, minimize, or ignore the impact of regulations on small businesses.

SOLUTION
If passed and signed into law, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (SBRFIA) would stop agency abuse of the RFA by:

• Strengthening the requirements for agencies to analyze the impact of regulations.
• Increasing opportunities for small businesses to engage in the rulemaking process.

WHAT CAN SMALL BUSINESS DO?
Take action now to tell your elected representatives that regulatory compliance costs small businesses time and money, ultimately limiting small business expansion. Ask them to support SBRFIA! 

PERSONALIZED MESSAGES GET ATTENTION
Congressional offices get 100s - 1,000s of messages and phone calls daily. Make your message stand out by using the optional space to personalize your message. Ideas for personalizing your message include:

• How much time each week do you spend on regulatory compliance?
• What regulatory challenges are specific to your small business?
• Have you missed a regulatory change and been reprimanded by an agency? What was the process for correcting?