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H.R. 4449 119th Congress House

Advocating for Small Business Act

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish Offices of Small Business within rule writing divisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish Offices of Small Business within rule writing divisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission to coordinate on rules and policy priorities related to capital formation.

Introduced: July 16, 2025 Introduced by: Vicente Gonzalez Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Advisory bodiesBusiness investment and capitalSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Sep 8, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-250.
Jul 22, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 4.
Jul 22, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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What's happening now September 8, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup Jul 22, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Financial Services Committee
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2025
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jul 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4449: Advocating for Small Business Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4449/
MLA
"H.R. 4449: Advocating for Small Business Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4449/.
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H.R. 4449, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4449/.
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