# 119-hr-6855: White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2025

119-hr-6855, White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6855
- Congress: 119
- Title: White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Territories added to State definition: benefit, low. 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: cost, low. 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: mixed, low. 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 ad…
- SBA cosponsorship and gift rules: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6855 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6855)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6855 (as of 2026-09-21).