SSSB00 · Senate Standing

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Chairman Joni Ernst R-IA Ranking member Edward J. Markey D-MA sbc.senate.gov

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Fact sheet

893 bills referred

Across 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 134. In the 119th, 110. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
19

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings
29

Hearings and business meetings this Congress

Members 19

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Current Congress only.

SeatMemberRole
R-IAJoni ErnstChairman
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyRanking
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMember
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsMember
D-NJCory A. BookerMember
D-NVJacky RosenMember
R-WVJames C. JusticeMember
R-IDJames E. RischMember
D-NHJeanne ShaheenMember
R-UTJohn R. CurtisMember
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperMember
R-OHJon HustedMember
R-MOJosh HawleyMember
D-WAMaria CantwellMember
D-HIMazie K. HironoMember
R-KYRand PaulMember
R-NCTed BuddMember
R-SCTim ScottMember
R-INTodd YoungMember

Meetings and hearings 29

Newest first. Current Congress only.

KindSubjectStatusDate
Open HearingHearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledAug 5, 2026
Open HearingHearings to examine 250 years of Main Street, focusing on retail to research.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledJun 17, 2026
Open HearingHearings to examine federal benefits cliffs on small businesses and workers.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledJun 3, 2026
Open HearingHearings to examine blowing the whistle, focusing on inside the grift that keeps giving.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledMay 20, 2026
Open HearingHearings to examine industrialization and the rise of small manufacturers, including S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers, and H.R.3174, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledMay 13, 2026
Open HearingHearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledApr 29, 2026
MeetingHearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light, including S.766, to require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule, S.872, to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, S.4059, to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, S.4130, to pub a public price tag on all proRussell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledMar 18, 2026
MeetingHearings to examine main street, focusing on growing the small business pet economy.Russell Senate Office Building 428AScheduledMar 11, 2026

Nominations 4

Referred to this committee for confirmation. Current Congress only.

NominationPositionLatest actionDate
PN141-25Inspector GeneralSmall Business AdministrationConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.Dec 18, 2025
PN13-11Chief Counsel for AdvocacySmall Business AdministrationConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 469.Aug 1, 2025
PN13-3Deputy Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationSmall Business AdministrationConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 380.Jul 9, 2025
PN11-18Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationSmall Business AdministrationConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 59.Feb 19, 2025

Bills referred 893

Newest activity first, from the 107th Congress on.

BillTitleReferralDate
S 1369Fair Access to Small Business Lending Act of 2023Referred To118thApr 27, 2023
S 1370PREPARE Act of 2023Referred To118thApr 27, 2023
S 1371Small Business Credit Protection Act of 2023Referred To118thApr 27, 2023
S 1372Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act of 2023Referred To118thApr 27, 2023
S 122221st Century Entrepreneurship ActReferred To118thApr 20, 2023
S 1221Supporting NEW BUSINESSES ActReferred To118thApr 20, 2023
S 1157MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2023Referred To118thMar 30, 2023
S 1142SBA Collections Act of 2023Referred To118thMar 30, 2023

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Everything here is as published by Congress. Referrals run from the 107th Congress on, so a committee older than that shows fewer than it has taken. Membership, meetings and nominations are held for the 119th Congress only, which is why they are shown without a history rather than reported as none. Records come from Congress.gov.