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| http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-amendment-gives-voice-small-businesses-impacted-agency-regulations | Tipton Amendment Gives Voice to Small Businesses Impacted by Agency Regulations | 2013-09-18 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Republican | House | CO | Scott Tipton | T000470 | tipton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON–Today, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) amended a key piece of regulatory oversight legislation to ensure that those impacted most by agency regulations have a voice in the process. Tipton’s amendment, which was adopted by voice vote during a House Small Business Committee markup of the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 (H.R. 2542), would require federal agencies to solicit public comment during mandated periodic revues of rules with a significant economic impact, and respond to those comments. Tipton is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2542. View Tipton’s amendment here. “My amendment will greatly increase transparency and provide small businesses with a stronger voice on agency rules and regulations that are killing jobs, driving up costs for consumers and negatively impacting the overall livelihoods of small businesses. It makes sense for agencies to solicit and respond to input from the small businesses whose function, finances, and future are most greatly impacted by a regulation. Without consideration of the feedback of those that are directly impacted by a rule, the economic assessment required under this common sense bill would not, in my estimation, be complete,” said Tipton. “Good government requires responsiveness to the public, and it is our responsibility to ensure that an avenue to facilitate that responsiveness exists. This amendment does just that.” The economic cost of regulation: $10,585: The average annual cost of regulation per employee for small businesses according to the Small Business Administration. 131: The number of major regulatory actions imposed during the President’s first four years in office at a cost of $70 billion. $23.5 billion: The new annual regulatory cost added in 2012 alone. Background courtesy of the House Small Business Committee: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980 requires federal agencies to assess the economic impact of their regulations on small businesses, and if the impact is significant, consider alternatives that are less burdensome before the rule is finalized. The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 would ensure careful consideration of consequences of rulemaking through the removal of loopholes that agencies have used to avoid compliance with the RFA. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |