H.R. 4449

Summary

H.R. 4449, the Advocating for Small Business Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Sep 8, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.

Record

Text

H.R. 4449 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4449 IH: Advocating for Small Business Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-16
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  I
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  H. R. 4449
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  July 16, 2025
  Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas  (for
  himself and  Mr. Garbarino ) introduced the
  following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services
  A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Advocating for Small Business Act  .
2.
Making the SEC even more small business friendly
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(l)
Offices of Small Business
The Commission shall establish, within each division of the Commission that performs rule writing activities, an Office of Small Business, which shall coordinate with the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation on rules and policy priorities related to capital formation.
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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) sponsors H.R. 4449, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Vicente Gonzalez

Rep. · D–TX-34 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 16, 2025

Andrew Garbarino

Rep. · R–NY-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4449 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Reported By · Sep 8, 2025 · 559 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 4449, the latest H. Rept. 119-250.

• H. Rept. 119-250 — ADVOCATING FOR SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Actions

H.R. 4449 has taken 6 actions since Jul 16, 2025, the latest on Sep 8, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4449 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4449 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Advocating for Small Business Act — Display Title
• Advocating for Small Business Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Advocating for Small Business Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4449 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4449 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4449’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4449 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Advisory bodies to Small business.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4449, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 4449.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3368]

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