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H.R. 832: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-31 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Official title
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
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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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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
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Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · 3 cosponsors
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- House roll call 44 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, H R 832 (2025-02-24): Passed
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr832.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr832 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills