All Roll Calls
Yes: 396 • No: 15
119-hr-832119th CongressWALLET
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Passed House
Summary
This bill would expand the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy’s role to include formal engagement in the international economy and representation of small business views before foreign governments and international bodies. It adds international trade and regulatory work to the Office’s functions so it can weigh in on rules that affect small firms abroad or competing with foreign firms.
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- Small businesses that sell or compete internationally gain a formal advocate to raise concerns in trade and regulatory initiatives. This aims to make international rulemaking more responsive to small business needs.
- The Office of Advocacy would examine the role of small firms in the international economy and take part in foreign and international policymaking. That broadens its policy scope beyond domestic issues.
- The bill updates statutory wording, replacing "serviced-disabled" with "service-disabled" and changing "complete" to "compete" to correct terminology in the law.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Small businesses get voice in global rules
If enacted, the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy would add the international economy to its mission. It would need to represent small businesses before foreign governments and international groups on trade and regulatory initiatives. Owners would gain a formal channel to raise cross-border rules that affect their costs and market access. The change would take effect upon enactment and would not add new funding or grants.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 2/24/2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 396 • No: 15