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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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99 bills referred in the 118th 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 118th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress

Members, 118th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen	Chair
R-IA	Joni Ernst	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. CardinEarlier Chair
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
R-ID	James E. Risch
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-CO	John W. Hickenlooper
R-MO	Josh Hawley
R-FL	Marco Rubio
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-KY	Rand Paul
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-NC	Ted Budd
R-SC	Tim Scott
R-IN	Todd Young

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5634	Small Business Opportunity Grants Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5501	Returning SBA to Main Street Act	Referred To	Dec 12, 2024
S 5357	SBA Disaster Transparency Act	Referred To	Nov 20, 2024
S 5341	A bill making supplemental appropriations for small business disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2024
S 5332	RELIEF Act	Referred To	Nov 14, 2024
S 4764	Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act	Hearings By	Sep 18, 2024
S 1411	Prove It Act of 2023	Hearings By	Sep 18, 2024
S 5088	Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2024	Referred To	Sep 18, 2024

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine streamlining and coordinating support for rural small businesses, including S.1411, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, and S.4764, to amend the Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2024

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.3772, to amend the Small Business Act to require that plain writing statements regarding the solicitation of subcontractors be included in certain subcontracting plans, S.3971, to amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, H.R.7987, to require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and an original bill entitled, "The STEP Modernization Act of 2024".Capitol (Senate side) 1201 document	Scheduled	May 22, 2024

Meeting	Hearings to examine the role of child care small businesses in supporting parents and the American workforce, including S.673, to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, S.1867, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural childcare, and S.3787, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Apr 10, 2024

Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Small Business Administration, including S.673, to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and S.3971, to amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Mar 20, 2024

Meeting	Hearings to examine succession planning, focusing on opportunities to build wealth and keep jobs in local communities, including S.1108, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Jan 24, 2024

Meeting	Hearings to examine veteran entrepreneurship, focusing on from service to small business success.Russell Senate Office Building 428A	Scheduled	Nov 15, 2023
Meeting	Hearings to examine small businesses and America's outdoor recreation economy, including S.1411, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, S.1744, to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program, S.2185, to amend the Small Business Act to require an annual report on entrepreneurial development programs, S.873, to improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and S.2611, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Nov 1, 2023

Meeting	Hearings to examine pathways to women's entrepreneurship, focusing on understanding opportunities and barriers, including S.673, to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, S.1411, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, S.1744, to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program, S.1896, to reauthorize the SCORE program, S.2184, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Women's Business Center Program, and an original bill entitled, "Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023".Dirksen Senate Office Building 1061 document	Scheduled	Jul 26, 2023

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 118-527	Streamlining and Coordinating Support for Rural Small Businesses69 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Cara Lank, Senior Vice President, Stone Bank, Little Rock, AR Mr. Grant Menke, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Des Moines, IA Mr. Zachary Luse, CEO and Founder, Paragon Digital Marketing, Keene, NH Mr. Verlin "Gus" Barker, President and CEO, First Community Bank, Newell, IA	Sep 18, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-526	Small Business and the Clean Energy Economy: Lowering Costs and Increasing Resilience53 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Sarah Waring, State Director, Vermont and New Hampshire USDA, Rural Development, Montpelier, VT Mr. Sam Evans-Brown, Executive Director, Clean Energy NH, Concord, NH Mr. Dan Weeks, Vice President, Business Development, ReVision Energy, Nashua, NH Ms. Melissa Florio, President, Ambix Manufacturing, Freedom, NH	Sep 13, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-386	Small Business Export Opportunities: Accessing Resources to Expand International Sales47 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Justin Oslowski, Director of Commercial Service--New Hampshire, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Ms. Lisa Rogers, Vice President and Director of Operations, Vibrac Precision Test Systems Mr. Drew Matter, President and CEO, Mikros Technologies Mr. Adam Boltik, Program Manager, Office of International Commerce, New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs	May 29, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-385	Promoting Opportunity: the Need for Targeted Federal Business Programs to Address Ongoing Racial Discrimination176 pages 6 witnesses Ms. Natalia Luis, Co-Owner, M. Luis Construction and M. Luis Products, Silver Spring, MD Ms. Tonya Lawson, President and CEO, Lawson Consulting, Fort Washington, MD Ms. Ronnette R. Meyers, President and CEO, JLAN Solutions, Washington, DC Mr. Gary Moore, Senior Business Consultant, Maryland MBDA Business Center, Baltimore, MD Mr. Andres Bernal, Vice President, MGT Consulting, Cincinnati, OH Mr. Gary Cunningham, Senior Advisor, The New School, New York, NY	May 6, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-384	The Role of Childcare Small Businesses in Supporting Parents and the American Workforce109 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Cindy Cisneros, Vice President of Education Programs, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board, New York, NY Ms. Rachel Greszler, Senior Research Fellow in Workforce and Public Finance, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC Ms. Amy Brooks, Executive Director, Early Care and Education Association, Lebanon, NH Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith, Director, Center for Education Opportunity & Center for the American Child, America First Policy Institute, Madison, MS	Apr 10, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-383	Oversight of the U.S. Small Business Administration and Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal214 pages 1 witness Page The Honorable Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C	Mar 20, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-382	Succession Planning: Opportunities to Build Wealth and Keep Jobs in Local Communities100 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Scott Snider, President, Exit Planning Institute, Westlake, OH Ms. Theresa Hildreth, Executive Director, Calhoun County Economic Development Corporation, Rockwell City, IA Ms. Tabitha Croscut, Shareholder, Devine, Millimet and Branch, P.A., Manchester, NH Mr. Palmer Schoening, Chairman, Family Business Coalition, Washington, D.C	Jan 24, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-233	Veteran Entrepreneurship: from Service to Small Business Success81 pages 5 witnesses Col. Tim Green, USAF (Ret), Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC Dr. Mike Haynie, Vice Chancellor, Syracuse University, Director, Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Syracuse, NY Ms. Lisa Shimkat, State Director, America's SBDC Iowa, Ames, IA Mr. Chris Guerrette, Owner and CEO, Lickee's & Chewy's Candies & Creamery Dover, NH Mr. Dustin Rhoades, CEO and Owner, Ability Tech, Sioux City, IA	Nov 15, 2023

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 118th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN99	Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Althea Coetzee.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Jun 8, 2023Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 150.	Jan 3, 2023

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5844	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 Congress for Fiscal Year 2025"; 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; Joint Committee on Taxation; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 9, 2024
EC-5250	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Eliminating Self-Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses" (RIN3245-AI10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jul 8, 2024
EC-5249	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments" (RIN3245-AI01) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jul 8, 2024
EC-4906	A communication from the Administrator of the General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, three (3) reports relative to data on all Federal Government procurement contract awards; and to the dollar amount and the distribution of subcontracts awarded during fiscal year 2018 with respect to the North American Industry Classification System; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 5, 2024
EC-4813	A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 3, 2024
EC-4812	A communication from the Principal Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 118th Congress; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Jun 3, 2024
EC-4691	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs, Disaster Loan Programs, and Surety Bond Guaranty Program" (RIN3245-AI03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	May 21, 2024
EC-4610	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2024"; 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; Joint Committee on Taxation; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	May 20, 2024

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 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 118th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 27, 2023	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD	No longer Chair	S.Res. 370
Sep 27, 2023	Jeanne Shaheen D-NH	Became Chair	S.Res. 370

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