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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-31
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Officially: “Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 Read the full text

Commerce

What it does

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.
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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title 'Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025.'

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 .

2Amendment to primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration

This section would amend the list of primary functions of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy in section 202 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634b). In paragraph (1) of that list, it would insert the words 'and the international economy' after the word 'economy,' so that function would also cover the international economy, not just the economy. In paragraph (9), it would correct a wording error by replacing 'complete' with 'compete.' In paragraph (12), it would correct a wording error by replacing 'serviced-disabled' with 'service-disabled.' This section would also amend the list of the Office of Advocacy's duties in section 203(a) of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634c). It would make conforming punctuation changes to the end of paragraphs (5) and (6) of that list so a new duty could be added at the end, and it would add that new duty: the Office of Advocacy would represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities, for the purpose of contributing to regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small businesses.

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2. Amendment to primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (a) Primary functions Section 202 of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634b ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting and the international economy after economy ; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking complete and inserting compete ; and (3) in paragraph (12), by striking serviced-disabled and inserting service-disabled . (b) Duties Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634c ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (7) represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities for the purpose of contributing to regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect small businesses. .

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-31

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-02-24
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

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The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
4
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
6 filings
HCH ENTERPRISES, LLCvia CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2 filings
From 8 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (2025-02-25).