The record

LegislationLegislation· Feb 2025
HR 832 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Roger Williams (R)

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

Expands the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to represent small businesses in international trade and regulatory matters.

Tradeoff

Adds duties to the Office of Advocacy without new funding or establishing a new agency. The bill relies on existing SBA resources to take on international representation work.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 396-15 on February 24, 2025 — now sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Small Business(Jan 31, 2025)

  3. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #44 · Feb 24, 2025)

    396 yeanay 15

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Small Business and Entrepreneurship(Feb 25, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Feb 24, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027