H.R. 832Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Roger Williams [R-TX-25]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: Commerce
Committees: Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Latest action: Feb 25, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

IntroducedJan 31, 2025
Passed the HouseFeb 24, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 832 as introduced in House on Jan 31, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 44

House Feb 24, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

396 Yea 15 Nay 21 not voting

Crossed both parties 15 of 411 voting members broke with their own party: 15 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic215 members

Independent1 member

Republican216 members

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Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 832 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

DDerek Tran [D-CA-45]Original2026 profile

RJefferson Van Drew [R-NJ-02]Original2026 profile

DMaggie Goodlander [D-NH-02]Original2026 profile

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H.R. 832Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 44

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

H.R. 832Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 44

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

Who lobbied on H.R. 8323 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 8323 organizations