The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration was created by Congress in 1976 to be an independent voice for small business within the federal government. The office is led by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The chief counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before the White House, Congress, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. The office relies on economic research, policy analyses, and small business outreach to identify issues of small business concern. Regional and national advocates around the country and an office in Washington, D.C., support the chief counsel’s efforts. This report covers the first two and a half years of the office’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables, from June 2017 through December 2019. To learn more visit the Regulatory Reform webpage at https://advocacy.sba.gov/regulatory-reform. Information about Advocacy’s initiatives on behalf of small businesses is accessible via the website; three Listservs (regulatory communications, news, and research); and social media including LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Facebook: Advocacy Website: https://www.facebook.com/ https://advocacy.sba.gov/ AdvocacySBA Twitter: Email Advocacy: https://www.twitter.com/
[email protected] AdvocacySBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ Subscribe for Alerts: u-s-small-business-administration- https://advocacy.sba.gov/ office-of-advocacy/ subscribe/ Reforming Regulations and Listening to Small Business Second Progress Report on the Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables, June 2017–December 2019 Office of Advocacy U.S. Small Business Administration April 2020 U.S.