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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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30 bills referred in the 107th Congress

894 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 134. 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 107th Congress

Members, 107th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 107th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Chair
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond	Ranking Member
D-MI	Carl Levin
R-MT	Conrad R. Burns
R-VA	George Allen
D-MO	Jean CarnahanJoined Jul 10, 2001 · Left Nov 19, 2002
D-NC	John Edwards
R-NV	John Ensign
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu
D-GA	Max Cleland
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
D-MN	Paul D. WellstoneLeft Oct 16, 2002
R-IL	Peter Fitzgerald
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett
D-IA	Tom Harkin

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 107th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2483	National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2002	Reported By	Oct 10, 2002
HR 2666	Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2001	Reported By	Oct 9, 2002
S 2466	Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act	Reported By	Oct 8, 2002
S 1994	Combined 8(a) and HUBZone Priority Preference Act	Reported By	Oct 1, 2002
S 2753	Small Business Procurement Ombudsman Act of 2002	Reported By	Sep 3, 2002
S 2335	Native American Small Business Development Act	Reported By	Aug 1, 2002
S 2891	Child Care Lending Pilot Act	Referred To	Aug 1, 2002
S 2734	Small Business Drought Relief Act	Reported By	Aug 1, 2002

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 107th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-788	Promoting Small Business Regulatory Compliance and Entrepreneurial Education: the Role of the SBDC Network236 pagesOn H.R. 203, H.R. 2666, S. 2483	Aug 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-710	Markup of Procurement, Training and Counseling, Drought Relief, and Other Small Business Legislation232 pagesOn H.R. 2666, S. 1994, S. 2335, S. 2466, S. 2483 and 2 more	Jul 24, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-686	Are Government Purchasing Policies Failing Small Business?163 pagesOn H.R. 2867, S. 1994, S. 2466, S. 2483	Jun 19, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-745	Unleashing the Power of Entrepreneurship: Stimulating Investment in America's Small Businesses227 pagesOn S. 189, S. 1676, S. 1903, S. 2022	May 22, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-615	Small Business Development in Native American Communities: Is the Federal Government Meeting Its Obligations?235 pagesOn H.R. 2538, S. 2017, S. 2235, S. 2335	Apr 30, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-694	The SBA Fiscal Year 2003 Budget and the Nomination of Melanie R. Sabelhaus to Be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business AdministrationHeld Feb 27, 2002 to Mar 12, 2002 · 395 pagesOn S. 1196, S. 1499, S. 2320	Feb 27, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-492	Nomination of Thomas M. Sullivan to Be Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business AdministrationHeld Oct 16, 2001 to Oct 17, 2001 · 73 pagesOn S. 1499	Oct 16, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-484	Entrepreneurial Companies: Their Needs and Challenges in Today's Economy60 pages	Sep 10, 2001

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 107th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 107-308	National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2002On S. 2483	Oct 9, 2002
S. Rept. 107-307	Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2001On H.R. 2666	Oct 9, 2002
S. Rept. 107-306	Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard ActOn S. 2466	Oct 8, 2002
S. Rept. 107-294	COMBINED 8(a) AND HUBZONE PRIORITY PREFERENCE ACTOn S. 1994	Oct 1, 2002
S. Rept. 107-251	Small Business Procurement Ombudsman Act of 2002On S. 2753	Sep 3, 2002
S. Rept. 107-236	Native American Small Business Development ActOn S. 2335	Aug 1, 2002
S. Rept. 107-230	The Small Business Drought Relief ActOn S. 2734	Jul 31, 2002
S. Rept. 107-136	White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act of 2001On S. 396	Feb 7, 2002

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 107th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2098	Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Phyllis K. Fong.Small Business Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 3, 2002
PN1223	Melanie Sabelhaus, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Fred P. Hochberg.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Apr 8, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2001
PN1065	Thomas M. Sullivan, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Jere Walton Glover, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Jan 25, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 21, 2001
PN379	Hector V. Barreto, Jr., of California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Aida Alvarez, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Jul 25, 2001Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 1, 2001

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
PM-121	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, a report documenting The State of Small Business at the end of the Twentieth Century; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Presidential message	Nov 19, 2002
EC-9220	A communication from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the OMB Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2003, referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Indian Affairs; and Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Oct 2, 2002
EC-9219	A communication from the Deputy Director of the Congressional Budget Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2003, referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; Indian Affairs; and Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Oct 2, 2002
EC-9101	A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a Report on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Sep 24, 2002
EC-7903	A communication from the Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting, the report of a delay in submitting the Minority Small Business and Capitol Ownership Development Report for Fiscal Year 2001; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jul 16, 2002
EC-6440	A communication from the Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 2002; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Apr 11, 2002
EC-6095	A communication from the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the discontinuation of service in acting role and a nomination confirmed for the position of Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, received on April 1, 2002; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 8, 2002
EC-5831	A communication from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2001 through September 30, 2001; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Mar 20, 2002

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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	20	108	12	2	0	29	23	4	10	0
118th2023–2024	19	99	16	0	0	14	18	1	28	0
117th2021–2022	20	115	9	7	4	26	18	3	2	0
116th2019–2020	19	134	4	2	0	12	29	3	16	0
115th2017–2018	19	67	21	8	15	—	17	4	36	0
114th2015–2016	19	84	32	1	29	—	27	3	26	1
113th2013–2014	22	31	6	0	5	—	23	2	24	0
112th2011–2012	19	42	2	0	1	—	19	1	30	0
111th2009–2010	19	58	6	0	6	—	26	5	16	0
110th2007–2008	19	56	6	1	6	—	26	3	12	0
109th2005–2006	18	42	2	0	2	—	9	3	18	0
108th2003–2004	19	28	1	1	2	—	11	1	29	0
107th2001–2002	19	30	14	1	14	—	13	4	31	0

Membership changes 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 107th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 19, 2002	Jean Carnahan D-MO	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 16, 2002	Paul D. Wellstone D-MN	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001	Jean Carnahan D-MO	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	John F. Kerry D-MA	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417

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