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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Feb 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
house · Feb 25, 2025
History
- Feb 25, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Feb 24, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 24, 2025On 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, 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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H749)
- 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, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 832.
- Feb 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H739-740)
- Feb 24, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House