(The Center Square) – A southwest Ohio Republican congressman is wasting no time in trying to take advantage of his party’s majorities in Congress and President Donald Trump in the White House.
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, reintroduced his second piece of legislation in a little more than a week. The newest is the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act, which would stop reporting requirements for small businesses around the country.
Small businesses were to file private and personal data in a new federal registry by Dec. 31. A lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Business put those filings on hold.
Davidson wants them stopped completely.
“The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network infringes American small business owners’ privacy rights by forcing them to disclose sensitive information to the government,” Davidson said. “The CTA is a disaster for small businesses and must be repealed immediately.”
He has support from 68 House members and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
“The Corporate Transparency Act is big-government overreach at its worst,” Tuberville said. “The Biden Treasury Department is attempting to create a database on every American business owner. Failure to register by the end of the year could land you in jail. This unprecedented intrusion into personal privacy must be stopped. You’d expect this sort of thing in Communist China but not in the United States of America.”
In mid-December, the National Federation of Independent Business launched a new ad campaign across Ohio and several other states to urge Congress to pass Davidson’s legislation.
“The Corporate Transparency Act is an unconstitutional power grab that targets more than 32 million small businesses” NFIB Vice President of Federal Government Relations Jeff Brabant said. “The law mandates small businesses to register in a massive new federal database that state, federal, and international law enforcement can access without a subpoena. Thankfully, a nationwide injunction has temporarily halted this government overreach, but Congress must step up to provide long-term relief to small businesses.”
Earlier this month, Davidson reintroduced the Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025, which would end railroad crossing blockages by allowing states to enforce penalties for blocking roadways.
