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H.R. 6454: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022

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H.R. 6454: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-20 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022

Plain summary

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022 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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Official text

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6454, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022 (2022-04-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6454 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117