Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 25, 2025 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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 24, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 44 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed396–15 | Feb 24, 2025 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
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 Jan 31, 2025 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2025 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Feb 24, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H739-740)
- Feb 24, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 832.
- Feb 24, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 24, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H749)
- Feb 24, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 15 (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H739)
- Feb 24, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 H739, H740, H743Text printed H739Recorded votes H749enact | Derek Tran D-CA, Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Maggie Goodlander D-NH, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Roger Williams R-TX | Feb 24, 2025 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 21, January 31, 2025, page H433.
Titles 5
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Referred in Senate
- Feb 24, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced 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.
