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HR 4549 · introduced · niche

Office of Rural Affairs Enhancement Act

What this bill does

  • The SBA must hire an assistant administrator for its Office of Rural Affairs through a competitive process.
  • Rural small business owners are affected by improved staffing and outreach from the federal office.
  • The office must hold webinars and regional events, with annual reporting on activities to Congress.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would dedicated SBA staffing for rural affairs change the types of small businesses that can access federal support programs?

  2. 02

    What metrics should measure whether this office's webinars and regional events actually increase rural small business participation in SBA programs?

  3. 03

    Which rural communities might benefit most from enhanced SBA outreach, and which could face barriers even with improved staffing?

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Sponsor · D-NH-2

Maggie Goodlander

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · Calendars

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4916-4917)

  4. 2025-12-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4916-4917)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4549.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4916-4917)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-08-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.

  9. 2025-08-15 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-225.

  10. 2025-08-15 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-225.

  11. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

  12. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-07-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  14. 2025-07-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-07-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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