Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
The Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 amends the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to expand its role in representing small businesses. Specifically, it adds a new duty requiring the Office to advocate for small business interests before foreign governments and international entities on regulatory and trade issues that affect them. The bill also makes minor technical corrections to existing statutory language, such as updating "serviced-disabled" to "service-disabled" and adjusting phrasing in the Office's primary functions. This change directly affects the Office of Advocacy and small businesses seeking international regulatory and trade support. The bill focuses on clarifying and broadening the Office's existing advocacy responsibilities rather than creating new programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
396–15
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 432
Feb 24, 2025
D
Democratic215
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican216
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 15 (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H739)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Williams
RRepublican
Co
Derek Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Maggie Goodlander
DDemocratic
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