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110 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 26

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-OH	Steve Chabot	Chair
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Ranking Member
D-NY	Adriano EspaillatJoined Feb 7, 2017
D-FL	Al Lawson, Jr.
D-NC	Alma S. AdamsJoined Feb 7, 2017
R-AS	Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer
D-IL	Bradley Scott SchneiderJoined Feb 15, 2017
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-VA	Dave Brat
R-NE	Don BaconLeft Nov 29, 2017
D-PA	Dwight Evans
R-KY	James ComerLeft Sep 4, 2018
R-PR	Jenniffer González-Colón
R-UT	John R. CurtisJoined Nov 29, 2017
D-CA	Judy Chu
R-SC	Ralph NormanJoined Jun 27, 2017
R-IA	Rod Blum
R-KS	Roger Marshall
R-KS	Ron EstesJoined May 2, 2017 · Left Jun 27, 2017
D-FL	Stephanie N. Murphy
R-CA	Stephen Knight
R-IA	Steve King
R-MS	Trent Kelly
R-OH	Troy BaldersonJoined Sep 5, 2018
D-NY	Yvette D. ClarkeJoined Feb 7, 2017

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 9

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 7380	Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018
HR 7333	FEMA Modernization Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018
HR 7199	National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act	Referred To	Nov 29, 2018
HR 7186	Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act	Referred To	Nov 28, 2018
HR 7169	VA-SBA Act	Referred To	Nov 27, 2018
HRES 1144	Recognizing November 24, 2018, as "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.	Referred To	Nov 13, 2018
HRES 1141	Commemorating and acknowledging veteran-owned small businesses.	Referred To	Nov 9, 2018
HR 7111	Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018	Referred To	Oct 30, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Now Hiring: How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Small BusinessesRayburn House Office Building 23606 documents 3 witnesses Mr. Ben Gitis, Director of Labor Market Policy, American Action Forum Ms. Katie Van Dyke, Director, Ohio Small Business Development Center, Cleveland State University Ms. Lisa Allen, President & CEO, Ziegenfelder Company	Scheduled	Sep 13, 2018

Meeting	Surveying Storms: A Deeper Dive into SBA’s Disaster ResponseRayburn House Office Building 23603 documents 1 witness Mr. James Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, United States Small Business Administration	Scheduled	Sep 5, 2018

Hearing	The Tax Law’s Impact on Main StreetRayburn House Office Building 23607 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Wettlin Treppendahl, Owner, Treppendahl's Super Foods Mr. Tibi Czentye, Chief Executive Officer, All Pro Solutions Mr. Gary Ellerhorst, President / CEO, Crown Plastics Co. Ms. K. Davis Senseman, Founder, Davis Law Office	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2018

Markup	8 Bill MarkupRayburn House Office Building 23609 documents	Scheduled	Jul 18, 2018

Hearing	Innovation Nation: How Small Businesses in the Digital Technology Industry Use Intellectual PropertyRayburn House Office Building 236011 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Frank Cullen, Vice President of U.S. Policy, The Global Innovation Policy Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Morgan Reed, President, ACT \| The App Association Mr. Christopher Mohr, Vice President for Intellectual Property and General Counsel, Software & Information Industry Association Mr. Chris Israel, Executive Director, Alliance for U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs	Scheduled	Jul 11, 2018

Hearing	ZTE: A Threat to America’s Small BusinessesRayburn House Office Building 23606 documents 3 witnesses Mr. David Linger, President & CEO, TechSolve, Inc. Mr. Andy Keiser, Visiting Fellow, National Security Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Mr. Matthew Olsen, President, IronNet Cybersecurity	Scheduled	Jun 27, 2018

Hearing	Communities That Think Small and Win BigRayburn House Office Building 23608 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Greg Prestemon, President & CEO, EDC Business & Community Partners Mr. Derek Miller, President & CEO, Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance Ms. Vanessa Wagner, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Manager, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development Mr. Gregg Bishop, Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services	Scheduled	Jun 20, 2018

Hearing	The Perspective of Rural Small Businesses in North Mississippi8 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Pat Woods, Owner, Woods Farm Supply, Inc. Mr. Michael Hatcher, President, Michael Hatcher & Associates, Inc. Mr. Jason Bailey, President and CEO, Summit Management Services, LLC Mr. Geoffrey Carter, Founder, President and CEO, Hyperion Technology Group, Inc.	Scheduled	Jun 18, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
115-91	The Local Impact of Economic Growth48 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 2353, H.R. 6330 4 witnesses Mr. Larry Lopez, President, Green JobWorks LLC, Baltimore, MD, testifying on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors Mr. Mansour Azimipour, President, A&K Development Corporation, Locust Grove, VA Ms. Brenda Jones Barwick, President and CEO, Jones Public Relations, Oklahoma City, OK, testifying on behalf of Women Impacting Public Policy Ms. Valarie J. Cofield, President and CEO, Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Philadelphia, PA	Sep 27, 2018
115-90	Troubled Skies: the Aviation Workforce Shortage's Impact on Small Business75 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Brett Levanto, Vice President of Communications, Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Alexandria, VA Mr. Martin Lenss, Airport Director, The Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, IA Ms. Sarah Oberman Bartush, Chief Marketing Officer & Director of Business Development, CI Jets, Camarillo, CA Mr. Kenneth Withcer, Ph.D., Dean, College of Aeronautics, Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, testifying on behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association	Sep 26, 2018
115-89	Now Hiring: How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Small Businesses48 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Ben Gitis, Director of Labor Market Policy, American Action Forum, Washington, DC Ms. Katie Van Dyke, Director, Ohio Small Business Development Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, testifying on behalf of America's SBDC Ms. Lisa Allen, President & CEO, Ziegenfelder Company, Wheeling, WV	Sep 13, 2018
Serial No. 115-088	Surveying Storms: a Deeper Dive into Sba's Disaster Response36 pages 1 witness Mr. James Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC	Sep 5, 2018
115-87	The Tax Law's Impact on Main Street182 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Wettlin Treppendahl, Owner, Treppendahl's Super Foods, Woodville, MS, testifying on behalf of the National Grocers Association Mr. Tibi Czentye, Chief Executive Officer, All Pro Solutions, Rock Hill, SC Mr. Gary Ellerhorst, President/CEO, Crown Plastics Co., Harrison, OH Ms. K. Davis Senseman, Founder, Davis Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, testifying on behalf of the Main Street Alliance	Jul 25, 2018
Serial No. 115-086	Investing in Rural America60 pagesOn H.R. 6396 4 witnesses Mr. Matthew M. McKenna, Executive in Residence, Rural Opportunity Initiative, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC Ms. Falon Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, VentureOhio, Columbus, OH Ms. Amy H. Gales, Executive Vice President, Regional Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank, Greenwood Village, CO Mr. Ross Baird, President, Village Capital, Innovator-in- Residence, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Alexandria, VA	Jul 24, 2018
115-85	Achieving Government-Wide Verification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses42 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Thomas J. Leney, Executive Director, Small and Veteran Business Programs, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC Mr. Robb Wong, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC, joint with Mr. William Gould, Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC Mr. Davy G. Leghorn, Assistant Director, The American Legion, Washington, DC	Jul 17, 2018
115-83	Innovation Nation: How Small Businesses in the Digital Technology Industry Use Intellectual Property83 pagesOn H.R. 1048, H.R. 2655 4 witnesses Mr. Frank Cullen, Vice President of U.S. Policy, The Global Innovation Policy Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC Mr. Morgan Reed, President, ACT/The App Association, Washington, DC Mr. Christopher Mohr, Vice President for Intellectual Property and General Counsel, Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC Mr. Chris Israel, Executive Director, Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs, Washington, DC	Jul 11, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 115-1079	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS 115TH CONGRESS	Dec 17, 2018
H. Rept. 115-956	Encouraging Small Business InnovatorsOn H.R. 6368	Sep 20, 2018
H. Rept. 115-944	Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018On H.R. 6382	Sep 12, 2018
H. Rept. 115-943	Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018On H.R. 6369	Sep 12, 2018
H. Rept. 115-942	Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting ActOn H.R. 6367	Sep 12, 2018
H. Rept. 115-941	Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency ActOn H.R. 6348	Sep 12, 2018
H. Rept. 115-940	7(A) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization ActOn H.R. 6347	Sep 12, 2018
H. Rept. 115-939	Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018On H.R. 6330	Sep 12, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7208	A letter from the Program Specialist, LRAD, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rules - Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold [Docket No.: OCC-2018-0031] (RIN: 1557-AE53) received December 7, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · Department of the Treasury	Dec 19, 2018
EC-6870	A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Ownership and Control of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (RIN: 3245-AG85) received November 5, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration	Nov 16, 2018
EC-5596	A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's direct final rule - Conforming Statutory Amendments and Technical Corrections to Small Business Government Contracting Regulations (RIN: 3245-AH02) received May 16, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · Small Business Administration	Jul 13, 2018
PT-116	The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Common Council of Syracuse, NY, relative to Common Council Resolution No. 17-R 2018, expressing support of the Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018; to the Committee on Small Business.Petition	Jul 6, 2018
EC-5109	A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Debt Refinancing in 504 Loan Program (RIN: 3245-AG79) received May 24, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · Small Business Administration	Jun 8, 2018
EC-4980	A letter from the Administrator, General Services Administration, transmitting the FY 2017 Goaling Without Exclusions Report, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(3)(A)(ii); Public Law 85–536, section 2 (as amended by Public Law 114–328, section 1802); (130 Stat. 2650); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · General Services Administration	May 24, 2018
EC-4845	A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Commerce, transmitting the FY 2017 Annual Report on Small Entity Compliance Guides, pursuant to section 212(a)(6) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act; to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Commerce	May 15, 2018
EC-4701	A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Rules of Practice for Protests and Appeals Regarding Eligibility for Inclusion in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation Database (RIN: 3245-AG87) received April 24, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Small Business.Executive communication · U.S. Small Business Administration	Apr 26, 2018

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 12

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 5, 2018	Troy Balderson R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 1050
Sep 4, 2018	James Comer R-KY	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7784
Nov 29, 2017	Don Bacon R-NE	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H9478
Nov 29, 2017	John R. Curtis R-UT	Joined	H.Res. 634
Jun 27, 2017	Ron Estes R-KS	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H5192
Jun 27, 2017	Ralph Norman R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 410
May 2, 2017	Ron Estes R-KS	Joined	H.Res. 303
Feb 15, 2017	Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL	Joined	H.Res. 127
Feb 7, 2017	Judy Chu D-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1031
Feb 7, 2017	Yvette D. Clarke D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 95
Feb 7, 2017	Adriano Espaillat D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 95
Feb 7, 2017	Alma S. Adams D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 95

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