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Advocating for Small Business Act

Q: How do I support or oppose H.R.4449?

Choose support, opposition, or changes. Modern Action uses that stance, the bill context, and any reasons you choose to draft a message you can review, edit, and send.

Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend H.R.4449. Modern Action explains Advocating for Small Business Act in plain English, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can review before sending.

Where it stands

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What this bill actually does

**Cost/Budget Impact:** No Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score is available, but costs are expected to include hiring staff and administrative expenses for new offices.
**Timeline for Implementation:** The bill does not specify an exact timeline, but typically such provisions take effect within 6-12 months after enactment.
**Number of People Affected:** Small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs, and SEC staff would be directly affected.

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Where your representatives stand

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The debate

What people are saying about this bill

✓Arguments in support

Improved Representation for Small Businesses: Supporters say the bill ensures small businesses have a dedicated voice in SEC rulemaking, reducing the risk that regulations disproportionately burden small firms.
Facilitates Capital Formation: By coordinating with the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, the bill aims to make it easier for small businesses to raise capital.
Reduces Regulatory Complexity: The new offices can help tailor regulations to the realities of small businesses, potentially reducing compliance costs and paperwork.

✕Arguments against

Potential Bureaucratic Expansion: Critics argue that creating new offices within each SEC division adds unnecessary bureaucracy, increasing administrative costs without clear benefits.
Risk of Regulatory Capture: Some worry that dedicated small business offices could be influenced by industry interests, leading to weaker investor protections or regulatory loopholes.
Dilution of Regulatory Focus: Opponents claim that focusing on small business concerns could distract from the SEC’s primary mission of protecting investors and maintaining fair markets.

Where this bill is in the process

Legislative timeline

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Introduced

Introduced in House

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House Committee

Under House committee consideration

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House Floor Vote

Voted on by House

Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207. (9/8/2025)

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Passed House

Approved by House

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Senate Review

Sent to Senate for consideration

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Passed Both Chambers

Approved by both House and Senate

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Signed into Law

Signed by the President

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Questions people ask about contacting Congress on H.R.4449

How do I support or oppose H.R.4449, Advocating for Small Business Act?

Choose one clear position: support, oppose, or amend. Then pick any reasons or personal context you want included. Modern Action uses that input and the bill context to draft a message you can review, edit, and send.

Who does Modern Action contact about this bill?

Congressional offices prioritize messages from their own constituents. Modern Action uses your address to route the drafted message to your House representative when that is the most relevant target for this bill.

What does Modern Action include in the message?

The draft includes the bill number, your position, the reasons you selected, any personal context you added, and a direct ask such as voting yes, voting no, cosponsoring, opposing, or seeking changes. You stay in control because you review it before it sends.

Take action on H.R.4449: Advocating for Small Business Act

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Modern Action keeps the action tied to the bill itself: what it would do, where it is in the process (floor pending), which office can still act, and what ask belongs in the message.

You are not starting from a blank form. Modern Action drafts the message around H.R.4449, your stance, and the reasons you choose, then leaves the final review and edits to you.

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