Comments on Rules and Regs

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 COMMENTS: Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model   Dear Administrator Oz and Director Sutton, The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) respectfully urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to withdraw and rescind the proposed Guarding U.S. […]

Ambassador Jamieson Greer United States Trade Representative Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th St NW Washington, DC 20508 Docket Nos. USTR-2025-0004 and USTR-2025-0005: Request for Public Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Relating to the Operation of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (Sept. […]

Julia A. Khersonsky Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Trade Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20230   Re: Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and […]

On May 20, SBE Council filed a recommendation with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to rescind the FTC’s “Negative Options Rule” (click-to-cancel rule) on the Regulations.gov portal where DOGE is seeking recommendations. As noted in SBE Council’s submission: ● The Rule imposes harm on small businesses and consumers, by forcing small businesses to expend […]

Subject: Docket No. 250414-0065: Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Eric Longnecker                                                                        Stephen Astle Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security               Director, Defense Industrial Base Bureau of Industry and Security                                               Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce                                                U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution […]

The Honorable Ann Wagner Chairwoman Subcommittee on Capital Markets Committee on Financial Services United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515   The Honorable Brad Sherman Ranking Member Subcommittee on Capital Markets Committee on Financial Services United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.  20515   Re: Comments following on the February 26, 2025, hearing “The […]

Coke Morgan Stewart Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314   Docket No. PTO-C-2024-0048: Request for Comments and Testimony on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Jan. 17, 2025)   […]

AI Action Plan Faisal D’Souza, NCO Networking and Information Technology Research and Development National Science Foundation 2415 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314 Via Email: ostp-ai-rfi@nitrd.gov   Dear Mr. D’Souza: The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments in response to the Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of […]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4208-P   To Whom it May Concern: The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rule to expand Medicare and Medicaid patients’ access to anti-obesity drugs such as GLP-1s. For more than 30 […]

Comments Filed with OSHA SBE Council joined the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 81 employer organizations in filing comments on OSHA’s “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule.” The letter calls on OSHA to withdraw the proposed rule, because “it fails to consider the extensive concerns provided during the […]