SSSB00 · Senate Standing

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Chairman Joni Ernst R-IA Ranking Member Edward J. Markey D-MA sbc.senate.gov

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

115 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

901 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

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 19

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IA	Joni Ernst	Chairman
D-MA	Edward J. Markey	Ranking Member
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
R-WV	James C. Justice
R-ID	James E. Risch
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen
R-UT	John R. Curtis
D-CO	John W. Hickenlooper
R-OH	Jon Husted
R-MO	Josh Hawley
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-KY	Rand Paul
R-NC	Ted Budd
R-SC	Tim Scott
R-IN	Todd Young

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Newest activity first. From the 107th Congress on.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 10375	504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 10371	Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 10355	Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency Act	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 10353	SBIC Reporting Modernization Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 10329	Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 10238	Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
HR 9718	Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2026	Referred To119th	Nov 12, 2026
S 5631	SOAR Act	Referred To119th	Sep 30, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine managing risk for the long-term in the 7(a) loan program, focusing on hearing from lenders.Russell Senate Office Building 428A	Scheduled	Feb 26, 2025
Meeting	Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.Capitol (Senate side) 216	Scheduled	Feb 21, 2025
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, S.371, to require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and committee rules for the 119th Congress.Dirksen Senate Office Building 1061 document	Scheduled	Feb 12, 2025

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.68, to prohibit the suspension of collections on loans made to small businesses related to COVID-19, S.273, to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, committee rules, and the nomination of Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.Capitol (Senate side) 2382 documents	Scheduled	Feb 5, 2025

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.Russell Senate Office Building 428A1 document	Scheduled	Jan 29, 2025

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

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 119-432	Blowing the Whistle: Inside the Grift That Keeps Giving66 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Faye Bernstein, Compliance Specialist, Minnesota Department of Human Services, St. Paul, Minnesota Mr. Donald K. Sherman, President and CEO, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Washington, D.C Mr. Jay Swanson, Former Manager, Recipient and Child Care Provider Investigations, Office of the Inspector General, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Stillwater, Minnesota Mr. Luke Rosiak, Investigative Reporter, The Daily Wire, Nashville, Tennessee	May 20, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-431	America 250: Industrialization and the Rise of Small Manufacturers57 pages 3 witnesses Mr. Edward "Ned" Hill, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Ohio Manufacturing Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Ms. Danielle M. Petrak, Curator, Watts Museum, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia Mr. Bill Zoeller, CEO, Zoeller Pump Company, Louisville, Kentucky	May 13, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-430	American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity134 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Rosie Rios, Chair, U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, Washington, D.C Ms. Liz G. Sweet, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition, Boston, Massachusetts Mrs. Catherine S. Dority, Vice President of Marketing, Explore Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina Mrs. Amanda Grappone Osmer, President and Chief Vision Officer, Grappone Automotive, Concord, New Hampshire	Apr 29, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-354	Fueling Innovation: the Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy73 pages 4 witnesses Alina Alexeenko-Peroulis, Ph.D., Co-Founder and President, LyoWave, Inc., West Lafayette, Indiana Mr. Aaron Schacht, CEO and Board Director, BiomEdit, Inc., Greenfield, Indiana Mr. Derek Andrew Small, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Monument Biosciences, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. Mark Warner, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Liberation Bioindustries, Richmond, Indiana	Apr 7, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-352	Sunshine Week: Bringing Secret Government Spending to Light84 pages 4 witnesses Mr. Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President, White Coat Waste, Washington, D.C Joshua Miller, Ph.D., Director, Congress Watch, Public Citizen, Washington, D.C Mr. John Hart, CEO, Open the Books, Knoxville, Maryland Mr. Jeffrey "Jeff" Arkin, Director, Strategic Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Mar 18, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-350	From Fraud to Recovery: Restoring Integrity in Small Business Programs61 pages 2 witnesses The Honorable William W. Kirk, Inspector General, U.S. Small Business Administration Mr. Kenneth Dieffenbach, Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)	Feb 25, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-349	The Role of Entrepreneurship in Reducing the Wealth Gap56 pages 7 witnesses Ms. Mechalle Brown, President, 7uice Foundation, on Behalf of Jaylen Brown, Waltham, MA Mrs. Lauren Holiday, Founder, JLH Social Impact Fund, Los Angeles, CA Mr. Jrue Holiday, Founder, JLH Social Impact Fund, Los Angeles, CA Prepared Statement Ms. Renee King, CEO, We Are The Funders, New York, NY Mr. Keith A. Mahoney, Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA Ms. Nicole Obi, President and CEO, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Roxbury Crossing, MA Mr. Karim Hill, President, BDC Community Capital Corporation, Wakefield, MA	Feb 9, 2026
S. Hrg. 119-348	Growing the Small Business Agricultural Economy63 pages 4 witnesses Ms. Melissa Spurgin, Chief Financial Officer, First Iowa State Bank Mr. Erbin Crowell, Executive Director, Neighboring Food Co-op Association Mr. James "Jay" Funke, Co-Owner and Past President, Del Clay Farm Equipment, LLC Ms. Maria Moreira, Founder and Board Chair, World Farmers	Jan 14, 2026

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. Every Congress on file.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 117-105	Sbic Advisory Committee Act of 2022On S. 2521	May 3, 2022
S. Rept. 117-104	Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2022On S. 2042	May 3, 2022
S. Rept. 117-103	Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities ActOn S. 1617	May 3, 2022
S. Rept. 117-102	SBA Cyber Awareness ActOn H.R. 3462	May 3, 2022
S. Rept. 115-454	Support Startup Businesses Act of 2018On S. 2419	Dec 21, 2018
S. Rept. 115-453	To Extend the Effective Date for the Sunset for Collateral Requirements for Small Business Administration Disaster LoansOn S. 3554	Dec 20, 2018
S. Rept. 115-452	Microloan Modernization Act of 2018On S. 526	Dec 20, 2018
S. Rept. 115-450	Sbir and STTR Oversight and Pilot Program Extension Act of 2017On S. 1961	Dec 20, 2018

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. Every Congress on file.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN141-25	William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Hannibal Ware.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Dec 18, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.	May 6, 2025
PN13-11	Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Darryl L. DePriest, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Aug 1, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 469.	Jan 22, 2025
PN13-3	William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Dilawar Syed, resigned.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Jul 9, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 380.	Jan 22, 2025
PN11-18	Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Feb 19, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 59.	Jan 20, 2025
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
PN1605	Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Althea Coetzee.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.	Jan 4, 2022
PN231	Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Althea Coetzee.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.	Mar 3, 2021
PN78-9	Isabella Casillas Guzman, of California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.Small Business Administration	Confirmed Mar 16, 2021Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 17. Record Vote Number: 121.	Jan 20, 2021

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

Number	Communication	Referred
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
EC-4093	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation" (RIN3245-AH93) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 4, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024
EC-4092	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Providing Discretion To Extend Women-Owned Small Business Program Recertification Where Appropriate" (RIN3245-AI11) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024
EC-4091	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications" (RIN3245-AH90) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024
EC-4090	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Alternative Size Standard for SBA's 7(a) and CDC/504 Loan Programs for Inflation; and Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for Inflation" (RIN3245-AG16) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024
EC-4089	A communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Development Centers" (RIN3245-AE05) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024
EC-4088	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 during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2024; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Executive communication	Apr 17, 2024

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. Every Congress on file.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 114-36	Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act of 1958 Compilation	PDF · Text

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 20

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled, 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
Feb 6, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen D-NH	No longer Ranking Member	S.Res. 393
Feb 6, 2018	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD	Became Ranking Member	S.Res. 393
Apr 14, 2015	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD	No longer Ranking Member	S.Res. 135
Apr 14, 2015	Jeanne Shaheen D-NH	Became Ranking Member	S.Res. 135
Jan 8, 2015	David Vitter R-LA	Became Chair	S.Res. 23
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
Jul 21, 2009	James E. Risch R-ID	Joined	S.Res. 218
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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