HR 4549
Passed a chamber
Requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Rural Affairs to be led by a qualified Assistant Administrator, directs the office to promote federal help for rural small businesses and host outreach events, and requires annual public reports on its activities.
Official title: Office of Rural Affairs Enhancement Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-JUL-2025
Referred
21-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2025
Reported
15-AUG-2025
On the calendar
15-AUG-2025
Passed
01-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
02-DEC-2025
- Requires the Assistant Administrator to be a competitive service employee with knowledge of rural affairs and experience helping rural small businesses.
- Directs the office to promote federal and Small Business Administration programs for rural small business concerns and to host webinars and outreach events across the country.
- Requires a report within 180 days and annually after that on the office's budget, staff, activities, and lending programs, posted publicly on the agency's website.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (15-AUG-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 01-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Small Business Committee (House)
Commerce
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat