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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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28 bills referred in the 108th 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 108th Congress

Members, 108th Congress 19

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-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Chair
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Ranking Member
D-MI	Carl Levin
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
R-MT	Conrad R. Burns
D-IN	Evan Bayh
R-VA	George Allen
D-NC	John Edwards
R-NV	John Ensign
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-MN	Norm Coleman
R-IL	Peter Fitzgerald
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett
D-IA	Tom Harkin

Record

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

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2915	A bill to reauthorize programs under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) through September 30, 2005.	Referred To	Oct 7, 2004
S 2834	Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act of 2004	Referred To	Sep 23, 2004
S 2821	Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of 2004	Referred To	Sep 21, 2004
HR 4478	To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through July 23, 2004, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jun 25, 2004
HR 923	Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2004	Discharged From	May 18, 2004
S 2384	A bill to amend the Small Business Act to permit business concerns that are owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program.	Referred To	May 5, 2004
S 2267	Women's Sustainability Recovery Act of 2004	Discharged From	Apr 30, 2004
S 2266	Women's Business Center Safeguard Act	Referred To	Mar 31, 2004

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-612	Impact of Stock Option Expensing on Small Businesses340 pages	Apr 28, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-565	Small Business Assistance in Arkansas: Access to Capital and Service Delivery68 pages	Feb 19, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-566	The Role Small Business Should Play in Maintaining Forest Health73 pages	Feb 19, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-567	Accessing Capital and Business Assistance: Are Current Programs Meeting the Needs of Rural Small Business?106 pagesOn S. 1375	Feb 16, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-514	The President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration320 pages	Feb 12, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-452	SBA Reauthorization: Programming for Success123 pagesOn S. 1154	Jun 4, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-238	SBA Reauthorization: Credit Programs (Part II)153 pagesOn S. 822	May 1, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-238	SBA Reauthorization: Credit Programs (Part I) Roundtable187 pagesOn S. 141, S. 174	Apr 30, 2003

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

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-124	Small Business Administration 50th Anniversary Reauthorization Act of 2003On S. 1375	Aug 26, 2003
S. Rept. 108-1	Summary of Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 107th Congress	Jan 9, 2003

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN149	Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Phyllis K. Fong.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Mar 31, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 9, 2003

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9049	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Regulations: Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals" (RIN3245-AE92) received on August 18, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Sep 10, 2004
EC-9048	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Regulations; Government Contracting Programs; HUBZone Program" (RIN3245-AE66) received on August 18, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Sep 10, 2004
EC-9047	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Government Contracting Programs: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns" (RIN3245-AF16) received on August 18, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Sep 10, 2004
EC-9046	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Regulations; Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals" (RIN3245-AE92) received on August 18, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Sep 10, 2004
EC-8322	A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Administration's competitive sourcing efforts; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jul 8, 2004
EC-8092	A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Report to Congress on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development for fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 23, 2004
EC-7034	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards; Information Technology Value Added Reseller" (RIN3245-AE80) received on April 5, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 6, 2004
EC-7033	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards; Testing Laboratories" (RIN3245-AE78) received on April 5, 2004; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 6, 2004

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

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