H.R. 832

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

Sponsor: Roger Williams

3 cosponsors
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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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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Sec. 2. Amendment to primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration Since introduced

(a) Primary functions. Section 202 of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting and the international economy after economy;

(2) in paragraph (9), by striking complete and inserting compete; and

(3) in paragraph (12), by striking serviced-disabled and inserting service-disabled.

(b) Duties. Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 (15 U.S.C. 634c) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

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(7) represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities for the purpose of contributing to regulatory and trade initiatives which may affect small businesses.