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The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology discussed legislation to provide regulatory relief for small businesses, authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), at a legislative hearing yesterday. The bipartisan bill, H.R. 3787, the Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity (SERRO) Act, would reduce the regulatory burden for small entities under the jurisdiction of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
 
The bill would require the FCC to streamline procedures for small businesses pursuing regulatory relief through petition waivers. SERRO also directs the FCC to review all existing regulations applicable to operations of service providers to determine whether there is a good cause for relief to be granted for smaller entities.
 
“Small business create two out of every three jobs, driving the success of our economy,” said Latta. “Small businesses also suffer the most from burdensome regulations coming out of Washington that take time, energy, and money in order to stay in compliance. SERRO provides needed regulatory relief to these businesses so they can grow, expand, and hire new employees.”
 
Watch Congressman Latta speak about the legislation here.
 
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