HR 399
118th Congress
House
Commerce
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Small Business Administration
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023
Introduced: January 20, 2023
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Introduced
In committee
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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