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Small Business Committee

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Committee on Small Business

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004). Back to the 119th Congress

52 bills referred in the 108th Congress

1,491 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 232. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 42

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IL	Donald A. ManzulloJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Ranking Member
D-PR	Anibal Acevedo-VilaJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.Left Feb 12, 2003
R-PA	Bill Shuster
R-CO	Bob Beauprez
D-NC	Brad MillerJoined Apr 30, 2003
D-TX	Charles A. GonzalezLeft Jan 21, 2004
R-IN	Chris ChocolaJoined Feb 11, 2003
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
D-GA	Denise L. MajetteJoined Feb 26, 2003
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen
D-HI	Ed CaseJoined Feb 13, 2003
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock
D-AS	Eni F. H. FaleomavaegaJoined Mar 5, 2003
D-NC	Frank W. Ballance Jr.Joined Feb 5, 2003 · Left Jun 9, 2004
D-NC	G. K. ButterfieldJoined Jul 22, 2004
D-CA	Grace F. NapolitanoJoined Jun 20, 2003
D-RI	James R. LangevinLeft Feb 12, 2003
R-NH	Jeb Bradley
R-SC	Jim DeMint
R-PA	Jim Gerlach
D-GA	Jim MarshallJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-CA	Juanita Millender-McDonald
R-TX	Larry CombestLeft May 23, 2003
D-CA	Linda T. SánchezJoined Mar 5, 2003
D-GU	Madeleine Z. BordalloJoined Feb 13, 2003
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave
D-ME	Michael H. MichaudJoined Feb 13, 2003
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
D-PA	Robert A. BradyLeft Feb 27, 2003
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett
R-MO	Sam Graves
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito
R-OH	Steve Chabot
R-IA	Steve KingJoined Feb 25, 2003
R-NY	Sue W. Kelly
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotterJoined Jun 19, 2003
D-OH	Tim RyanJoined Feb 5, 2003 · Left Mar 4, 2003
D-NM	Tom Udall
R-AZ	Trent Franks
R-MO	W. Todd Akin

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 4

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5408	Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5260	To extend the life of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs until September 30, 2006.	Referred To	Oct 7, 2004
HR 5108	Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of 2004	Referred To	Sep 21, 2004
HR 5008	To provide an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Sep 7, 2004
S 2724	A bill to amend section 33(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U. S. C. 657c(a)) to clarify that the National Veterans Business Development Corporation is a private entity.	Referred To	Jul 23, 2004
HR 4853	Women's Business Sustainability Extension Act of 2004	Referred To	Jul 19, 2004
HR 4707	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 24, 2004
HR 4695	To amend the Small Business Act to extend the redesignation period for certain Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) in States with persistently high unemployment.	Referred To	Jun 24, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-77	Hearing on Impact of High Natural Gas Prices on Small Farmers and Manufacturers87 pages 8 witnesses Page King, Hon. Steve, U.S. House of Representatives (IA-5), Co- Founder, House Agriculture Energy Users Caucus Peterson, Hon. John, U.S. House of Representatives (PA-5), Co- Chairman, House Rural Caucus Swaney, Mr. Hal, Missouri Farm Bureau Rockhold, Mr. Brent, National Association of Corn Growers Smoak, Mr. J. Fletcher, Chairman & CEO, Old Virginia Brick, Inc Willard, Mr. Billy, President, Willard Agri-Service of Frederick, Inc Huntsman, Mr. Peter, Huntsman, LLC Prindle, Mr. Bill, Deputy Director, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy	Sep 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-76	Small Business Liability Reform76 pagesOn H.R. 2813 6 witnesses Page Chabot, Hon. Steve, U.S. House of Representatives (OH-1) Rickard, Ms. Lisa A., President, Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cavey, Mr. Chris, Nationwide Insurance Wagner, Ms. Jo, CTO, Inc Doroshow, Ms. Joanne, Executive Director, Center for Justice & Democracy Schwartz, Mr. Victor, General Counsel, American Tort Reform Association	Jul 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-75	Tax Incentives for Homeland Security Related Expenses53 pagesOn H.R. 2, H.R. 3562 4 witnesses Page Hyslop, Mr. James, President, Standing Stone Consulting Ducey, Mr. Ken, Markland Technologies, Homeland Securities Industries Association Chace, Mr. Richard, Executive Director, Security Industry Association Orszag, Mr. Peter R., The Brookings Institution	Jul 21, 2004
Serial No. 108-48	Hearing on Excellence in Action: Government Support of Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses112 pages 10 witnesses Page McCullough, Ms. Allegra, Associate Deputy Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration Ramos, Mr. Frank, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, Office of the Secretary of Defense Scott, Mr. Brad, Regional Administrator, Region 6, Heartland Region, U.S. General Services Administration Denniston, Mr. Scott, Director, Office of Small Business and Center for Veterans Enterprise, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hatfield, Ms. Nina Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, U.S. Department of the Interior Lopez, Mr. John, Co-Chairman, Task Force for Veterans Entrepreneurship Schooner, Professor Steven, Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, George Washington University Law School Hudson, Mr. James, Marketing Director, Austad Enterprises, Inc Forney, Mr. Joseph, President, Vetsource, Inc Weidman, Mr. Rick, Chairman, Task Force for Veterans Entrepreneurship	Jul 15, 2004
Serial No. 108-72	Trade Fairness Hearing: How We Can Make Our Trade Laws Work for America's Small Businesses83 pagesOn H.R. 3058, H.R. 3716 8 witnesses Page English, Hon. Phil, U.S. House of Representatives (PA-3) Davis, Hon. Artur, U.S. House of Representatives (AL-7) Vargo, Mr. Frank, VP, International Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers Bassett, Mr. John, III, President and CEO, Vaughn-Bassett Furniture Hopson, Mr. F. Tom, President and CEO, Five Rivers Electric Innovations Smith, Mr. Wallace E., President, E&E Manufacturing Co., Inc Bartlett, Mr. Douglas, Owner, Bartlett Manufacturing Co., Inc Klinefelter, Mr. William J., Legislative and Policy Director, United Steel Workers of America	Jul 14, 2004
Serial No. 108-71	H.R. 1818, the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act: Healthy Employees; Healthy Bottom Line50 pagesOn H.R. 1818 5 witnesses Page McCarthy, Mr. John, Executive Director, International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association Foulke, Mr. Edwin, Jr., Esq., Attorney at Law, Jackson Lewis, LLP Brinson, Mr. John, Owner, Lehigh Valley Racquet and Fitness Centers Fehrmann, Mr. David, Director of Brand Standards & Operating Systems, USA Management, Inc Silberman, Ms. Karen, Executive Director, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity	Jul 8, 2004
Serial No. 108-70	The Rebate of Value Added Taxes at the Border and the Competitive Disadvantage for U.S. Small Businesses54 pages 4 witnesses Page Hufbauer, Mr. Gary Clyde, The Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics Barfield, Mr. Claude, Resident Scholar and Director of Science and Technology Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute Jones, Mr. William, Chairman, Cummins-Allison Corporation MacGuineas, Ms. Maya, Executive Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget	Jul 7, 2004
Serial No. 108-69	Department of Labor Enforcement Against Small Business71 pagesOn H.R. 1583, H.R. 2728 4 witnesses Page Varnell, Hon. Robert C., Deputy Solicitor, US Department of Labor Drummond, Ms. Anita, Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc Bennett, Mr. Perry A., Jr., Health Safety and Environmental Director, Molded Fiber Glass Companies Lee, Ms. Patricia H., President and CEO, National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship	Jun 17, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-800	Summary of Activities	Dec 29, 2004
H. Rept. 108-325	Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act of 2003On H.R. 2802	Oct 21, 2003
H. Rept. 108-162	Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act of 2003On H.R. 1772	Jun 18, 2003
H. Rept. 108-153	Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2003On H.R. 923	Jun 12, 2003

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications
119th2025–2026, sitting	29	191	47	1	47	41	36	2
118th2023–2024	28	167	41	2	42	46	59	12
117th2021–2022	29	193	21	5	22	34	69	2
116th2019–2020	26	232	18	1	19	51	97	25
115th2017–2018	26	110	18	6	19	53	87	18
114th2015–2016	26	83	8	2	9	31	76	17
113th2013–2014	25	73	8	0	10	12	82	—
112th2011–2012	29	83	14	2	18	0	87	—
111th2009–2010	30	100	22	8	4	—	73	—
110th2007–2008	36	80	12	5	13	—	120	—
109th2005–2006	33	65	5	1	6	—	66	—
108th2003–2004	42	52	3	5	4	—	78	—
107th2001–2002	41	62	6	2	7	—	70	—

Membership changes 28

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 22, 2004	G. K. Butterfield D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 741
Jun 9, 2004	Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 21, 2004	Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H61
Jun 19, 2003	Thaddeus G. McCotter R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 284
May 23, 2003	Larry Combest R-TX	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Apr 30, 2003	Brad Miller D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 209
Mar 5, 2003	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 5, 2003	Linda T. Sánchez D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 124
Mar 4, 2003	Tim Ryan D-OH	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1487
Feb 27, 2003	Robert A. Brady D-PA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1440
Feb 26, 2003	Denise L. Majette D-GA	Joined	H.Res. 104
Feb 26, 2003	Donna M. Christensen D-VI	Joined	H.Res. 104
Feb 26, 2003	Danny K. Davis D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 104
Feb 26, 2003	Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 104
Feb 25, 2003	Steve King R-IA	Joined	H.Res. 98
Feb 13, 2003	Jim Marshall D-GA	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Ed Case D-HI	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Anibal Acevedo-Vila D-PR	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Michael H. Michaud D-ME	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 12, 2003	Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 12, 2003	James R. Langevin D-RI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H454
Feb 12, 2003	Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 12, 2003	Donna M. Christensen D-VI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 12, 2003	Danny K. Davis D-IL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H454
Feb 11, 2003	Chris Chocola R-IN	Joined	H.Res. 63
Feb 5, 2003	Frank W. Ballance Jr. D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Tim Ryan D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 52

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