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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Comer, James Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Jan 8, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 8, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H273-274)
Jan 8, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H273-274)
Jan 8, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H273-275)
Jan 8, 2019
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 8, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 128.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now January 9, 2019

Received in the Senate.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Harder, Josh
California · Jan 8, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 128: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-128/
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"H.R. 128: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-128/.
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H.R. 128, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-128/.
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