Jeff will target unnecessary mandates and regulations. Jeff will also work hard to incentivize investments from any sized company, but his primary focus will be on helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed. Jeff will fight to make sure laws and regulations treat small businesses in rural Colorado on a level playing field.
Target unnecessary mandates and regulations, encourage investment, and fight for a level playing field for small businesses in rural Colorado.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hurd’s Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act passed the House as part of PERMIT Act; the package aimed to cut red tape and increase regulatory certainty.
Hurd and Figures introduced the Made in America Jobs Act to help communities attract jobs now located overseas and grow U.S. jobs.
Hurd’s Made in America Jobs Act passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Hurd secured $11,007,000 for thirteen projects across Colorado’s Third District, including rural infrastructure and public-safety needs.
Campaign issues page: Jeff would target unnecessary mandates and regulations, incentivize investments from companies of any size with a focus on small businesses, and fight for laws and regulations that treat small businesses in rural Colorado on a level playing field.
Congress.gov member page lists Representative Jeff Hurd as Republican, House Colorado District 3, 119th Congress, 2025-Present.
Congress.gov lists H.R.7342, Made in America Jobs Act of 2026, sponsored by Rep. Hurd, introduced 02/04/2026. Latest action: House - 02/11/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Status remains Introduced, with later steps Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law not completed.
Bill text says H.R.7342 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act to make grants eligible for projects that facilitate relocating employment to the United States and growth of the manufacturing sector.
Official press release index says Hurd's bipartisan Made in America Jobs Act passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and describes the bill as designed to help American communities attract jobs located overseas and grow manufacturing and customer service jobs in the United States.
Official press release index says Rep. Hurd's Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act passed the House as part of the PERMIT Act, which combined targeted Clean Water Act permitting reforms to cut red tape, reduce duplicative reviews, and provide greater regulatory certainty while maintaining water quality protections.
Official press release index says Rep. Hurd secured $11,007,000 in federal funding for thirteen projects across Colorado's Third District, including water infrastructure, rural healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and public safety departments, addressing needs in rural communities throughout the district.
Assessments
Hurd took same-term federal action related to the promise: he sponsored or advanced bills aimed at regulatory relief and investment/job attraction, including the Made in America Jobs Act and permitting reforms that passed committee or the House, and he secured district project funding for rural Colorado. However, the core promised outcomes were broad and the evidence does not show enacted regulatory reform or a durable level-playing-field policy for rural small businesses. This supports partial fulfillment with clear effort, not full delivery.
Hurd took meaningful same-term action on the promise by introducing and advancing legislation aimed at reducing regulatory burdens and encouraging investment, including House passage of the Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act as part of the PERMIT Act and movement on the Made in America Jobs Act. He also secured district funding for rural projects. But the core promised outcomes were broad and not fully delivered: the regulatory and small-business changes cited were not shown as finally enacted, and the evidence reflects progress rather than completed policy results.