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167 bills referred in the 118th 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 118th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress

Members, 118th Congress 28

Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Roger Williams	Chair
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Ranking Member
R-FL	Aaron Bean
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer
R-UT	Celeste MaloyJoined Dec 6, 2023
D-NH	Chris PappasJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-PA	Daniel Meuser
D-MN	Dean PhillipsJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-AZ	Elijah Crane
D-OH	Greg LandsmanJoined Feb 1, 2023
D-MI	Hillary J. ScholtenJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-TX	Jake Ellzey
D-ME	Jared F. GoldenJoined Feb 1, 2023
D-CA	Judy ChuJoined Feb 1, 2023
D-MD	Kweisi MfumeJoined Feb 1, 2023 · Left Jun 4, 2024
D-NJ	LaMonica McIverJoined Sep 24, 2024
R-NY	Marcus J. Molinaro
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar
D-WA	Marie Gluesenkamp PerezJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-MO	Mark Alford
D-KY	Morgan McGarveyJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-NY	Nick LaLota
R-MN	Pete Stauber
D-KS	Sharice DavidsJoined Feb 1, 2023
D-MI	Shri ThanedarJoined Feb 1, 2023
R-KS	Tracey Mann
R-TX	Wesley Hunt

Subcommittees, 118th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 10563	Ensuring Efficiency and Fairness in Federal Subcontracting Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 31, 2024
HR 10407	SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 12, 2024
HR 9085	Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024
HR 9033	LABOR Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024
HR 9032	Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024
HR 9031	Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024
HR 9030	Regulatory Agenda Clarity Act	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024
HR 8033	Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses Act	Reported By	Dec 10, 2024

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	“Holding the SBA Accountable: Testimony from Small Business Administrator Guzman”Rayburn House Office Building 23608 documents 1 witness The Honorable Isabel Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2024

Markup	Various MeasuresRayburn House Office Building 236044 documents	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2024

Hearing	Leveling the Playing Field: Examining the Landscape of Veteran Owned Small BusinessesRayburn House Office Building 23609 documents 4 witnesses Ms. Stephanie Brown, CEO and Founder, The Rosie Network Mr. Stephen Hayduk, Senior Principal, Hayduk Engineering LLC Mr. Bill Belknap, President, AEONRG, LLC Mr. Jon Tellier, President, JetCo Solutions	Scheduled	Jul 23, 2024

Hearing	“Main Street Realities: Examining the Current Economic Landscape in America”Rayburn House Office Building 236017 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Steve Martinez, President, Tradewinds General Contracting, Inc. Mr. James Ewing, Jr., Chairman & CEO, COE Distributing Mr. Tom McCarthy, VP, Co-Founder, Motiv Space Systems Ms. Hazel Davis, Vice President, Compliance Manager & Corporate Responsibility Officer, Jefferson Bank	Scheduled	Jul 10, 2024

Hearing	“Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses”Rayburn House Office Building 236018 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Benjamin Weingarten, Investigative Journalist & Columnist, RealClearInvestigations & RealClearPolitics Ms. Jenin Younes, Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance Ms. Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women’s Forum Dr. Mary Anne Franks, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law, George Washington Law School	Scheduled	Jun 26, 2024

Hearing	“Weaponizing Federal Resources: Exposing the SBA’s Voter Registration Efforts”Rayburn House Office Building 236038 documents 4 witnesses Ms. Elaine Parker, President, Job Creators Network Foundation Mr. Stewart Whitson, Senior Director of Federal Affairs, Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) The Honorable Diego Morales, Indiana Secretary of State Ms. Lisa Danetz, Advisor, Lisa Danetz Consulting	Scheduled	Jun 4, 2024

Meeting	Deposition of Mr. Arthur Plews, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Small Business Administration5 documents 1 witness Mr. Arthur Plews, Chief of Staff, U.S. Small Business Administration	Postponed	May 23, 2024

Hearing	“Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failure to Consider Small Businesses”Rayburn House Office Building 236028 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Daniel Goldbeck, Director of Regulatory Policy, American Action Forum Mr. Todd Phillips, Assistant Professor, Georgia State University The Honorable Paul Ray, Director, The Heritage Foundation Mr. Robert Smith, Senior Attorney, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)	Scheduled	May 22, 2024

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
118-60	Avenues to Success: Examining Workforce Training Programs for Employees34 pages 3 witnesses Ms. Ashley Gamba, Executive Director, Community Options Inc., Binghamton, NY Mr. Frank A. Stento, Director of Business Development, Building & Construction Trades, IUPAT (International Union of Painter's & Allied Trades), Binghamton, NY Mr. Neal Strange, Director of Education, Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship & Training Fund, Greenwood, IN	Sep 25, 2024
Serial No. 118-059	Holding the SBA Accountable: Testimony from Small Business Administrator Guzman50 pages 1 witness Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC	Sep 18, 2024
118-58	Markup of: H.R. 8033, the Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses Act; H.R. 9031, the Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024; H.R. 9032, the Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment Act; H.R. 9030, the Agenda Clarity Act; H.R. 9085, the Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024; H.R. 9033, the Let American Businesses Be on Record (LABOR) Act; H.R. 7198, the Prove It Act of 2024132 pagesOn H.R. 7198, H.R. 8033, H.R. 9030, H.R. 9031, H.R. 9032 and 2 more	Sep 10, 2024
Serial No. 118-056	Executive Overreach: Examining the Sba's Electioneering Efforts with Associate Administrator of Office of Field Operations, Jennifer Kim31 pages 1 witness Ms. Jennifer Kim, Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC	Jul 24, 2024
Serial No. 118-057	Leveling the Playing Field: Examining the Landscape of Veteran Owned Small Businesses57 pages 4 witnesses Mr. William J. Belknap Sr., President, AEONRG LLC, Downingtown, PA Mr. Stephen G. Hayduk, P.E., Managing Member, Hayduk Engineering, LLC, Ronkonkoma, NY Ms. Stephanie Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Rosie Network, Ramona, CA Mr. Jon Tellier, President, JetCo Solutions, Grand Rapids, MI	Jul 23, 2024
Serial No. 118-055	Main Street Realities: Examining the Current Economic Landscape in America61 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Hazel Davis, Vice President, Compliance Manager & Corporate Responsibility Officer, Jefferson Bank, San Antonio, TX Mr. Steve Martinez, President, Tradewinds General Contracting, Inc., Boise, ID Mr. James D. Ewing, Jr., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, COE Distributing, Smock, PA Mr. Tom McCarthy, Vice President & Co-Founder, Motiv Space Systems, Pasadena, CA	Jul 10, 2024
Serial No. 118-054	. Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and Its Impact on American Small Businesses83 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Jenin Younes, Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Washington, DC Mr. Benjamin Weingarten, Investigative Journalist & Columnist, RealClearInvestigations & RealClearPolitics, Washington, DC Ms. Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst, Independent Women's Forum, Winchester, VA Dr. Mary Anne Franks, Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law, George Washington Law School, Washington, DC	Jun 26, 2024
Serial No. 118-053	Weaponizing Federal Resources: Exposing the Sba's Voter Registration Efforts148 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Elaine Parker, President, Job Creators Network Foundation, Addison, TX The Honorable Diego Morales, Indiana Secretary of State, Indianapolis, IN Mr. Stewart Whitson, Senior Director of Federal Affairs, Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA), Great Falls, VA Ms. Lisa J. Danetz, Advisor, Lisa Danetz Consulting, New York, NY	Jun 4, 2024

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 118-953	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITY of the COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS 118TH CONGRESSS	Dec 26, 2024
H. Rept. 118-856	Regulatory Review Improvement Act of 2024On H.R. 9085	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-855	Let American Businesses Be on Record Act of 2024On H.R. 9033	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-854	Enhanced Regulatory Flexibility Assessment ActOn H.R. 9032	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-853	Assurance for Small Business Act of 2024On H.R. 9031	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-852	Regulatory Agenda Clarity ActOn H.R. 9030	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-851	Regulatory Transparency for Small Businesses ActOn H.R. 8033	Dec 10, 2024
H. Rept. 118-547	Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024On H.R. 7988	Jun 11, 2024

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-4678	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's direct final rule - Eliminating Self-Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (RIN: 3245-AI10) received June 20, 2024, 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 2, 2024
EC-4224	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Capital Access, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs, Disaster Loan Programs, and Surety Bond Guaranty Program (RIN: 3245-AI03) received May 6, 2024, 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	May 16, 2024
EC-3745	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Small Business Development Centers [Docket No.: SBA-2015-0005] (RIN: 3245-AE05) received April 5, 2024, 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	Apr 9, 2024
EC-3744	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation (RIN: 3245-AH93) received April 5, 2024, 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 Size Standards, Small Business Administration	Apr 9, 2024
EC-3743	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Alternative Size Standard for SBA's 7(a) and CDC/504 Loan Programs for Inflation; and Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for Inflation (RIN: 3245-AG16) received April 5, 2024, 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 Size Standards, Small Business Administration	Apr 9, 2024
EC-3742	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's Direct final rule - Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications (RIN: 3245-AH90) received April 5, 2024, 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 Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration	Apr 9, 2024
EC-3741	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of Contracting Assistance, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's Interim final rule - Providing Discretion To Extend Women-Owned Small Business Program Recertification Where Appropriate (RIN: 3245-AI11) received April 5, 2024, 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 Contracting Assistance, Small Business Administration	Apr 9, 2024
EC-1575	A letter from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule - Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth (RIN: 3245-AH90) received July 24, 2023, 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	Aug 1, 2023

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 14

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 24, 2024	LaMonica McIver D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 1492
Jun 4, 2024	Kweisi Mfume D-MD	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3638
Dec 6, 2023	Celeste Maloy R-UT	Joined	H.Res. 913
Feb 1, 2023	Judy Chu D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Hillary J. Scholten D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Sharice Davids D-KS	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Jared F. Golden D-ME	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Dean Phillips D-MN	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Greg Landsman D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Chris Pappas D-NH	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Kweisi Mfume D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Morgan McGarvey D-KY	Joined	H.Res. 87
Feb 1, 2023	Shri Thanedar D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 87

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