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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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42 bills referred in the 109th 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 109th Congress

Members, 109th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th 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
R-LA	David Vitter
D-IN	Evan Bayh
R-VA	George Allen
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-SD	John Thune
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
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-MN	Norm Coleman
D-IA	Tom Harkin

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4097	Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006
S 4072	Gulf Coast Back to Business and Homes Act of 2006	Referred To	Nov 17, 2006
S 3953	Minority Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 27, 2006
S 3919	Small Business Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Assistance Act of 2006	Referred To	Sep 21, 2006
S 3786	Small Business Information Security Act of 2006	Referred To	Aug 3, 2006
S 3785	Surety Bond Improvement Act of 2006	Referred To	Aug 3, 2006
S 3778	Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006	Reported Original Measure	Aug 2, 2006
S 3691	Veterans Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2006	Referred To	Jul 19, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-968	Strengthening Participation of Small Businesses in Federal Contracting and Innovation Research Programs238 pagesOn H.R. 3082, S. 1014, S. 1263	Jul 12, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-578	Nomination of Steven C. Preston to Be Administrator of the Small Business Administration98 pages 1 witness Preston, Steven C., nominee to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Jun 21, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-512	Reauthorization of Small Business Administration Financing and Entrepreneurial Development Programs139 pagesOn S. 1603, S. 1923, S. 2162, S. 2586, S. 2594 and 1 more	Apr 26, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-430	The President's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request and Legislative Proposals for the SBA128 pages	Mar 9, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-431	Markup of the Nomination of Eric Thorson to Be Inspector General of the Small Business Administration194 pages	Mar 1, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-453	Strengthening Hurricane Recovery Efforts for Small Businesses168 pages	Nov 8, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-408	The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Small Businesses106 pages	Sep 22, 2005
S. Hrg. 109-110	Solving the Small Business Health Care Crisis: Alternatives for Lowering Costs and Covering the Uninsured353 pagesOn H.R. 525, H.R. 667, S. 406, S. 723	Apr 20, 2005

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-361	Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006On S. 3778	Nov 16, 2006
S. Rept. 109-49	Summary of Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 108th Congress	Mar 30, 2005

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1963	Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Melanie Sabelhaus, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 7, 2006
PN1480	Steven C. Preston, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Hector V. Barreto, Jr., resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Jun 29, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 25, 2006
PN669	Eric M. Thorson, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Harold Damelin, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Mar 31, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 28, 2005

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9209	A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, United States Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards; Surety Bond Guarantee Program" (RIN3245-AE81) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9208	A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, United States Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards; Security Guards and Patrol Services Industry" (RIN3245-AF28) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2006
EC-9037	A communication from the Administrator, United States Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the three-year update of the Administration's Strategic Plan; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Nov 14, 2006
EC-6980	A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Report for Fiscal Year 2005; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 6, 2006
EC-6418	A communication from the Administrator, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Fiscal Year 2005 Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act Annual Report; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 25, 2006
EC-5439	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy Directive" (RIN3245-AE96) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jan 30, 2006
EC-5438	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards, Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards; Business Loan Program; Disaster Assistance Loan Program" (RIN3245-AF41) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jan 30, 2006
EC-5437	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Strategic Alliances, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Cosponsorships, Fee and Non-Fee Based SBA-Sponsored Activities, and Gifts" (RIN3245-AF37) received on January 25, 2006; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jan 30, 2006

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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