Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

Sponsor: Roger Williams (Republican-TX)January 31, 2025

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In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Small businesses would get more help dealing with international trade rules.

This bill would help small businesses navigate international trade and regulations. It would expand the job of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to include looking at global economic impacts and representing small businesses to foreign governments. This means small businesses dealing with international markets would have a stronger voice.

What Would Change

Today, the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy mainly focuses on how U.S. rules affect the domestic economy. It does not explicitly represent small businesses to foreign governments. If this bill passes, the Office of Advocacy would expand its focus to include the international economy. It would also gain a new duty to represent small businesses before foreign governments and international groups. The bill would also fix minor typos in the current law.

Key Provisions

Expands the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to consider how international economic changes affect small businesses.
Lets the Office of Advocacy represent small businesses to foreign governments and international groups on trade and regulatory issues.
Corrects a typo in the law regarding 'service-disabled' veteran-owned small businesses.