The Office of Advocacy is hosting a Small Business Roundtable on DOJ’s Request for Information on Burdensome State Laws.
Date: September 9, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Meeting Platform: Microsoft Teams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking comments on state laws that have significant adverse effects on the national economy or significant adverse effects on interstate commerce. This notice is an outgrowth of Executive Order 14219, which directed federal agencies to initiate a process to review all regulations and identify regulations that, among other things, impose undue burdens on small businesses and impede private enterprise and entrepreneurship. Federal regulatory burdens are only part of the story. State-level practices can drive up nationwide costs and undermine American safety and federalism by projecting the regulatory preferences of a few states into all states.
Advocacy is an independent government office responsible for advancing the views of small businesses in the regulatory policy across the federal government. We conduct roundtables to hear the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses, and identify alternative approaches for policy development at federal regulatory agencies. Our roundtables are largely held online to facilitate the attendance of stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, industries, and geographic regions.
Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons and are intended to facilitate an open and frank discussion about issues of interest to small business. These meetings are off the record and not intended for press purposes. Direct quotations of presenters or attendees may not be used without direct written approval of the person(s) making the statement. All press inquiries should be sent to Chandler Baxter at chandler.baxter@sba.gov. Agendas and presentations are available to all. If you need accommodations for a disability to participate in the roundtable, please contact Rosalyn Steward at rosalyn.steward@sba.gov for assistance.