Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act

H.R. 3400, the "Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act," would significantly increase the revenue thresholds used to determine which businesses fall under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Specifically, the bill proposes raising the minimum annual business volume required for NLRB oversight from $500,000 to $5,000,000 for retail businesses and from $50,000 to $500,000 for non-retail businesses.

For citizens and business owners, the practical impact would be that many smaller companies would no longer be subject to NLRB regulations or federal labor dispute proceedings, shifting those matters to state-level oversight instead. The bill also includes a provision to automatically adjust these financial thresholds for inflation in future years to ensure they keep pace with the economy.