Latest action · Feb 25, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
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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
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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.
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.
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates,
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Constitutional authority
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
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.
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