Office of Advocacy
The independent voice for small business in the Federal Government and the source of small business statistics.

Advocacy is an independent voice for small business within the federal government and is the watchdog for the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Advocacy advances the views and concerns of small business before Congress, the White House, the federal agencies, the federal courts and state policy makers.

Office Spotlight

How did federal agencies fare in complying with the Regulatory Flexibility Act in fiscal year 2012? Advocacy’s work with agencies to reduce the potential regulatory burden saved small firms more than $2.4 billion in new regulatory costs. Check out the latest edition of Advocacy’s annual report on agency compliance, Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2012 for details about agency regulatory proposals and Advocacy’s FY 2012 implementation efforts.