White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced
Summary
Modernizes and expands the White House Conference on Small Business by moving key administration to the Small Business Administration, widening who can serve as delegates, and allowing non‑federal funding with conflict safeguards. The bill would also create a sustained electronic collaboration system to refine recommendations and track follow‑up for years after the event.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Territories added to State definition
If enacted, the law would expand the meaning of "State" to include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories and possessions. That would extend the Act's coverage and references to those jurisdictions.
Lower federal pay grade for staff
If enacted, the bill would replace each occurrence of the grade label "GS-18" with "GS-15" for the named program positions. That change could lower the pay grade or pay for affected federal employees in those roles.
New rules for conference delegates
If enacted, the bill would change who may attend and how the White House National Conference on Small Business is run. You would have to be selected as a delegate by a State conference and a regional meeting and be an owner, officer, or employee of a small business to participate. The bill would add named delegates (one appointed by each Governor, one appointed by each Member of Congress including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, 100 appointed by the President, and delegates elected at State Conferences) and require each delegate to have an alternate. The Conference could be held not earlier than December 31, 2025 and not later than December 1, 2026. The bill would raise the per-person participation fee from $10 to $200 and require an online system for delegates before, during, and for at least four years after the Conference to define problems, refine solutions, pick final recommendations, and track follow-up. It would also require the Conference to evaluate SBA and other Federal small-business programs and recommend improvements, and it would name the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy in place of the prior Chairperson reference.
SBA cosponsorship and gift rules
If enacted, the bill would let the Administrator of the Small Business Administration sponsor or cosponsor events and recognition activities with many public and private groups. The SBA and the Conference could solicit and accept gifts, donations, and bequests from non‑Federal sources to carry out the work. No gift could be accepted if the SBA Inspector General finds it would create a conflict of interest, and activities would be funded only to the extent amounts are collected under the Act and Congress provides money in advance. On termination, any unobligated amounts collected under the Act would be deposited in the Treasury general fund.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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