HR 736referred119th Congress

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 24, 2025House billPolicy area: Finance and Financial SectorLast action Feb 11, 2025Sponsor: Zachary Nunn(R-IA)

financeFinance and Financial Sector

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeFinancial Services Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Feb 11, 2025

What the bill does

Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 This bill extends the deadline for certain companies that are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Specifically, the bill requires companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024, to submit this information to FinCEN by January 1, 2026, instead of by January 1, 2025, as required under current regulations.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Lobbying Filings

$4947.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jan 24, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 24, 2025trade

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. bought K

Jan 24, 2025trade

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. bought K

Jan 28, 2025trade

Julie Johnson sold ALE

Jan 28, 2025trade

Julie Johnson sold ALE

Jan 28, 2025trade

Julie Johnson sold ALE

Official Congressional Actions

Feb 11, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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Feb 10, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Feb 10, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 37). (text: CR H599)

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Feb 10, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0 (Roll no. 37). (text: CR H599)

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	$1934.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	AERAUTAVI
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.	$1934.0M	Apr 21, 2025	2025Q1	ENVFINFOR
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	D	K	K	Buy	Jan 24, 2025	$1,001 - $15,000	Same day	SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION	0 / 100
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	D

Conflict Summary

10 trades by 3 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on HR 736. The average conflict score is 11%.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (2 trades)Julie Johnson (6 trades)Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (2 trades)

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Ami Bera	D	yea	Feb 10, 2025
Brian Babin	R	yea	Feb 10, 2025
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	D	yea	Feb 10, 2025
Mike Bost	R	yea	Feb 10, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.