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Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023

Introduced: January 24, 2023 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 26, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 25, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 25, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H301)
Jan 25, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H301)
Jan 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 399.
Jan 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H301-303)
Jan 25, 2023
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023

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 26, 2023

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

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 24, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jan 20, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 399: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-399/
MLA
"H.R. 399: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-399/.
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H.R. 399, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-399/.
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