Prove It Act of 2025

S. 495, the Prove It Act of 2025, would amend federal law to strengthen protections for small businesses in the regulatory process. The bill would require federal agencies to more thoroughly analyze and disclose how their regulations affect small businesses, including both direct and indirect costs. It would empower the Small Business Administration's Chief Counsel for Advocacy to review agency compliance with existing regulatory requirements and petition for full reviews of regulations that may harm small entities. If an agency fails to cooperate with this review process, the bill would provide that small businesses would be exempt from the agency's regulations. The bill would also require agencies to make guidance documents easily accessible online and establish a process for small businesses to directly raise questions or concerns with regulators. The bill has not yet been voted on by the full Senate and is currently under committee consideration following hearings held in November 2025.