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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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31 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 22

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Chair
R-ID	James E. Risch	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
D-MI	Carl Levin
D-NJ	Cory A. BookerJoined Oct 31, 2013
R-LA	David Vitter
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyJoined Jul 16, 2013
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
R-NJ	Jeff ChiesaJoined Jun 20, 2013 · Left Oct 30, 2013
D-MA	John F. Kerry
D-NC	Kay R. Hagan
R-FL	Marco Rubio
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-LA	Mary L. LandrieuEarlier Chair
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-WI	Ron Johnson
R-SC	Tim Scott
D-IA	Tom HarkinLeft Oct 31, 2013
D-MA	William M. CowanLeft Jul 15, 2013

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2990	STEP UP for American Small Businesses Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2014
S 2850	SOAR Act	Referred To	Sep 17, 2014
S 2794	Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014	Referred To	Sep 11, 2014
S 2693	Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014	Referred To	Jul 30, 2014
S 2637	SBA Intermediary Lending Program Act of 2014	Referred To	Jul 22, 2014
S 2582	ADAPT Act	Referred To	Jul 10, 2014
S 2551	TRANSFER Act	Referred To	Jun 26, 2014
S 2487	Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act	Referred To	Jun 18, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-593	Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Understanding Success, Addressing Persistent Challenges, and Identifying New Opportunities145 pagesOn H.R. 5050, S. 2481 8 witnesses Contreras-Sweet, Hon. Maria, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC Corcoran, Barbara, Founder, The Corcoran Group and ABC's Shark Tank, New York, NY Meeder, Lori, Senior Loan Officer, Northern Initiatives, Marquette, MI Davis, Veronica O., P.E., Partner and Principal Planning Manager, Nspiregreen, LLC, Washington, DC Galaan, Nely, Founder, Galaan Entertainment and Adelante Movement, Marina Del Rey, CA Wortberg, Victoria, Program Manager, Washington Center for Women in Business, Lacey, WA Sylvester, Susan, President and Chief Financial Officer, Absolute Resource Associates, Portsmouth, NH Sutton, Lynn, Chief Executive Officer, Advantage Building Contractors, Atlanta, GA	Jul 23, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-530	Growing Small Business Exports, Growing U.S. Jobs82 pages 6 witnesses Hahn, Eric, Vice President, Organizational Development, General Plastics Manufacturing Company, Tacoma, WA Tyler, Donald F., Director, Corfin Industries, LLC, Salem, NH Campbell, Robert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Solutions Group, Inc., Newport News, VA Calhoon, Mark, Senior Managing Director, Business Services Division, Washington State Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA Verdon, Jennifer, Manager of International Business, Idaho Commerce Department, Boise, ID Hendrix, W. Dan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas World Trade Center, University of Arkansas, Rogers, AR	Jun 18, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-541	From Military Service to Small Business Owners: Supporting America's Veteran Entrepreneurs125 pagesOn S. 2143, S. 2396 5 witnesses Jeppson, Rhett, Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC Duso, Julianna, Program Director, Veterans Business Outreach Center, SBA Region X, Seattle, WA Payton, Trena, President, ABN Technologies, Lacey, WA Multanen, Gary, Chief Executive Officer, Best Bath Systems, Inc., Caldwell, ID Proulx, Jr., Dan, Member Manager, Monument Construction, LLC, Nashua, NH	Jun 4, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-386	Driving Job Growth: Small Business Innovation and Research69 pages 7 witnesses Contreras-Sweet, Maria, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC Afzal, Rob, Lockheed Martin Aculight, Bothell, WA Barry, Robert, Co-Founder and CEO, Stasys Medical Corporation, Kirkland, WA Rhoads, Linden, Vice Provost, Center for Commercialization, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Brown, Adriane, President and CEO, Intellectual Ventures, Bellevue, WA Neumann, John, Acting Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC; accompanied by Hilary M. Benedict, Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC Weed, Russ, UE Technologies, Mukilteo, WA	Apr 24, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-358	Capital Access for Main Street: Meeting Opportunities of Growth Along the Lower Columbia59 pages 6 witnesses O'Hara, Amy, Co-Owner, When the Shoe Fits Tantisook, Jessika, Farm Keeper, Starvation Alley Farms Chance, Craig, Senior Vice President, Community Financial Resources, Columbia Bank Swanson, Gregg, Chief Lending Officer, Evergreen Business Capital Sawyer, Eric, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Bomar, Mike, President, Columbia River Economic Development Council	Apr 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-385	Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to Be Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration90 pages 1 witness Contreras-Sweet, Maria, Nominee to be Administrator of The Small Business Administration, Washington, DC	Feb 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-898	In Search of a Second Act: the Challenges and Advantages of Senior Entrepreneurship70 pagesOn S. 1454, S. 2008	Feb 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-357	Fueling America: Enabling and Empowering Small Businesses to Unleash Domestic Production168 pages 6 witnesses Comstock, Stephen, Director of Tax and Accounting Policy, American Petroleum Institute Jackson, Lee, Chairman and CEO, Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC Landry, Stephen J., Partner, National Tax Practice, Ernst and Young, LLP Lazenby, Virginia, Managing Member and CEO, Bretagne, LLC LeBlanc, Joseph, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director, PerPetro Energy, LLC Stewart, Jennifer, Vice President Tax, Southwestern Energy Company, and Chair of the Tax Committee of the American Exploration and Production Council	Jan 21, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-91	The Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration (Clear SBA) Act of 2013On S. 537	Sep 10, 2013
S. Rept. 113-90	The Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders (EXCEL) Act of 2013On S. 511	Sep 10, 2013
S. Rept. 113-89	The Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013On S. 289	Sep 10, 2013
S. Rept. 113-84	Small Business Disaster Reform Act of 2013On S. 415	Jul 31, 2013
S. Rept. 113-33	SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES DURING THE 112TH CONGRESS (January 3, 2011 through January 3, 2013)	Apr 22, 2013

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1999	Gilberto de Jesus, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant.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 8, 2014
PN1353	Maria Contreras-Sweet, of California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Karen Gordon Mills, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Mar 27, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 16, 2014

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8080	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Investment Companies - Investments in Passive Businesses" (RIN3245-AG57) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2014
EC-6935	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2015"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 15, 2014
EC-6094	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "504 and 7(a) Loan Programs Updates" (RIN3245-AG04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 12, 2014
EC-5477	A communication from the HR Specialist (Executive Resources), Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Administrator, Small Business Administration, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 22, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 1, 2014
EC-5476	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Surety Bond Guarantee Program" (RIN3245-AG56) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 1, 2014
EC-5475	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards: Utilities" (RIN3245-AG25) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 1, 2014
EC-5474	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Acquisition Process: Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation" (RIN3245-AG20) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 1, 2014
EC-5473	A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of Size Standards, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards: Construction" (RIN3245-AG37) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 23, 2014; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 1, 2014

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 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 12, 2014	Maria Cantwell D-WA	Became Chair	S.Res. 359
Feb 12, 2014	Mary L. Landrieu D-LA	No longer Chair	S.Res. 359
Oct 31, 2013	Tom Harkin D-IA	Left the committee	S.Res. 283
Oct 31, 2013	Cory A. Booker D-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 283
Oct 30, 2013	Jeff Chiesa R-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 16, 2013	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	S.Res. 196
Jul 15, 2013	William M. Cowan D-MA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jun 20, 2013	Jeff Chiesa R-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 180

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