What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 This bill extends the deadline for certain companies that are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Specifically, the bill requires companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024, to submit this information to FinCEN by January 1, 2026, instead of by January 1, 2025, as required under current regulations.
Action Timeline
2025-02-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-02-11
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.505 pass?
S.505 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 47%.
What does S.505 do?
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 This bill extends the deadline for certain companies that are required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Specifically, the bill requires companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024, to submit this information to FinCEN by January 1, 2026, instead of by January 1, 2025, as required under current regulations.
Who sponsored S.505?
S.505 was sponsored by Tim Scott (R-South Carolina).
Full Bill Text
119 S505 IS: ‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-02-11 text/xml EN Pursuant 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 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. 1. Short title This 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 companies Section 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 .
Loading intelligence layer…