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S. 505
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 505, the ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 11, 2025 by Sen. Tim Scott (R) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Record
Text
S. 505 has 12 co-sponsors.
sb505/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S505 IS: ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025U.S. Senate2025-02-11text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 505 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2025 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Moran , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Lummis , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Banks ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILLTo amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 .2.Modification of filing deadline for certain pre-existing reporting companiesSection 5336(b)(1)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking before the effective date and all that follows through under this subsection and inserting before January 1, 2024, shall, not later than January 1, 2026 .
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-02-11
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in Senate Feb 11, 2025
sb505/introduced-in-senate.mdShown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/11/2025)
Sponsors
Sen. Tim Scott (R) sponsors S. 505, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Sen. · R–SC · Sponsor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025

Sen. · R–IN · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–ND · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–TN · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–OK · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–KS · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–NE · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–SD · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025 · Original
Committees
S. 505 went before 1 committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Actions
S. 505 has taken 2 actions since Feb 11, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 11, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | ||
Feb 11, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 505 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to S. 505, as Identical bill.
Titles
S. 505 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 — Display Title
- ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 505 in 19 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Agriculture, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Banking, Postal, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Beverage Industry, Constitution.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | National trade association | Virginia | 2 | 13 | $176K |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB CONSULTING | 1 | 7 | $176K |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 6 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC BUNNING | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| CRAIG PURSER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JOHN FURTH | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| LAURIE KNIGHT | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| PAUL PISANO | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TODD MCCRACKEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| BRITTANNY MEIERLING | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| RACHEL GREY | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| REED WESTCOTT | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DANIEL JARRELL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KATE BEAULIEU | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $490K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $490K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $330K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $320K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $320K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $320K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $60K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2026 first_quarter | $32K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $30K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2026 second_quarter | $27K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2026 first_quarter | $27K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2025 fourth_quarter | $22.5K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2025 third_quarter | $22.5K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2025 second_quarter | $22.5K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION | EB CONSULTING | 2025 first_quarter | $22.5K | 1st Quarter - Amendme… |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $16K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $15K | 1st Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 505 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 505’s is Finance and Financial Sector.
s505/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
