Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018
Latest action · Sep 26, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 6, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 25, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019
This bill expands the primary functions and additional duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to include: (1) examining the role of small businesses in the international economy, and (2) representing the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities to contribute to regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small businesses.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 6, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jul 6, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jul 6, 2018Markup Jul 18, 2018Reported Sep 12, 2018 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2018 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Sep 25, 2018Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 25, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8804-8805)
- Sep 25, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6316.
- Sep 25, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8804)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8804, H8805Text printed H8804 | James Comer R-KY, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Steve Chabot R-OH | Sep 25, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 13, 2018H.R. 6316, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 18, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 113, July 6, 2018, page H5991.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47953 | Small Business Administration Reauthorization: Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 12, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 128 | Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 9, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2018Referred in Senate
- Sep 25, 2018Engrossed in House
- Sep 12, 2018Reported in House
- Jul 6, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
