- Targeted stakeholdersProvides Congress evidence-based analysis to inform legislation and policy for entrepreneurs with disabilities.
- Targeted stakeholdersIdentifies outreach gaps enabling SBA to target regional and district support more effectively.
- Targeted stakeholdersFacilitates development of future legislative proposals to address identified service and accessibility gaps.
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to deliver to Congress, within 180 days of enactment, a report on challenges faced by entrepreneurs with disabilities.
The report must assess needs, describe SBA resources and outreach (including SBDCs and women’s business centers), document joint federal efforts, identify deficiencies and access issues, and recommend legislative actions.
The Act authorizes no additional funds to carry out the report.
Content is narrow and noncontroversial, imposes no costs, and offers bipartisan appeal; procedural timing in the Senate is main barrier.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberal emphasizes funding and strong follow-through; conservatives emphasize no new spending
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
- Targeted stakeholdersImposes additional administrative workload on the SBA without appropriated funds or new staffing.
- Targeted stakeholdersA report requirement alone may not produce concrete programmatic changes or resource increases.
- Federal agenciesCould duplicate existing federal or SBA disability and small business data collection efforts.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberal emphasizes funding and strong follow-through; conservatives emphasize no new spending
Generally favorable: sees the bill as a constructive, evidence-driven step toward addressing economic barriers for people with disabilities.
Concerned that the lack of authorized funding may limit meaningful follow-up or implementation.
Supportive but pragmatic: views the report as useful, low-cost information gathering.
Wants clear metrics, feasible timeline, and minimal duplication with existing SBA studies.
Cautiously receptive: accepts targeted information-gathering for entrepreneurs, but wary of mission creep and future mandates.
Prefers no new spending and limits on regulatory expansion.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Content is narrow and noncontroversial, imposes no costs, and offers bipartisan appeal; procedural timing in the Senate is main barrier.
- Availability and quality of SBA data on disabled entrepreneurs
- SBA capacity and prioritization within the 180-day deadline
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
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Liberal emphasizes funding and strong follow-through; conservatives emphasize no new spending
Content is narrow and noncontroversial, imposes no costs, and offers bipartisan appeal; procedural timing in the Senate is main barrier.
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