The POST IT Act of 2025, introduced in the House on January 28, 2025 by Rep. Van Drew (with Rep. Scholten) and referred to the Small Business Committee, would modify the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish certain guidance. Specifically, it directs the Ombudsman to place hyperlinks on its website to guidance that sets policy, interprets, or provides technical guidance for any rule for which the agency produces a small entity compliance guide (SECG) under SBREFA. The bill also adds a safeguard to protect information exempt from disclosure under FOIA and clarifies that the new website requirement applies to guidance created after the bill’s enactment. In addition, the bill states that no new appropriations are authorized to carry out these amendments. In short, the bill aims to make regulatory guidance more accessible to small entities by linking to relevant guidance on the Ombudsman’s site, while preserving confidential information protections and not increasing federal spending.
Key Points
- 1Short title: Provides the act’s official name as the Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology Act of 2025 (the POST IT Act of 2025).
- 2Website requirement: Amends Section 30 of the Small Business Act to require, where practicable, hyperlinks on the Ombudsman’s website to guidance that sets policy, interprets, or provides technical guidance for rules that have an SECG under SBREFA.
- 3Confidential information protection: Adds a provision stating that the requirement to post guidance does not compel public disclosure of information exempt from disclosure under FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)).
- 4Applicability: Applies to guidance on or interpretation of a rule for which an agency produces a small entity compliance guide on or after the bill’s enactment.
- 5Funding: Specifies that no additional appropriations are authorized to implement the Act or its amendments.