H.R. 832 · Passed House · Commerce

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

Sponsor: Roger Williams (R-TX)

What it does

• Expand the Office of Advocacy within the Small Business Administration to examine the role of small businesses in the international economy.
• Direct the Office of Advocacy to represent small business views and interests before foreign governments and international entities.
• Enable the Office of Advocacy to contribute to regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small businesses.

Official 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.

Latest action

Feb 25, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship