Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Oversees the Small Business Administration and studies problems affecting small business enterprises.
AI-written from Senate Rule XXV, paragraph 1(o) Committee website- Chamber: Senate
- Type: Standing
Members (19)
- Joni Ernst (Republican - Iowa) - Chair
- Edward J. Markey (Democratic - Massachusetts) - Ranking Member
- James E. Risch (Republican - Idaho) - Member
- Maria Cantwell (Democratic - Washington) - Member
- Rand Paul (Republican - Kentucky) - Member
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic - New Hampshire) - Member
- Tim Scott (Republican - South Carolina) - Member
- Cory A. Booker (Democratic - New Jersey) - Member
- Todd Young (Republican - Indiana) - Member
- Christopher A. Coons (Democratic - Delaware) - Member
- Josh Hawley (Republican - Missouri) - Member
- Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic - Hawaii) - Member
- Ted Budd (Republican - North Carolina) - Member
- Jacky Rosen (Democratic - Nevada) - Member
- John R. Curtis (Republican - Utah) - Member
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic - Colorado) - Member
- James C. Justice (Republican - West Virginia) - Member
- Adam B. Schiff (Democratic - California) - Member
- Jon Husted (Republican - Ohio) - Member
Bills reported 10 this Congress, newest action first
S 2232
Passed a chamber
Raises the Small Business surety bond limit to $18 million
04-MAY-2026
S 1199
Passed a chamber
Extends fraud filing deadline for pandemic restaurant and venue grants to 10 years
04-MAY-2026
S 1703
Advanced toward a vote
Improves rural access to SBA disaster assistance
29-JUL-2025
S 1093
Advanced toward a vote
Coordinates SBA and USDA aid for rural small businesses
01-APR-2025
S 1047
Advanced toward a vote
Bars fraud convicts and their businesses from most SBA aid
01-APR-2025
S 298
Advanced toward a vote
Small Business Administration moves 30 percent of headquarters staff out of Washington
04-MAR-2025
S 371
Advanced toward a vote
SBA must publish disaster assistance reports on its website
04-MAR-2025
S 300
Advanced toward a vote
Tighter oversight and funding limits for SBA disaster loans
04-MAR-2025
S 68
Advanced toward a vote
Collections on small business COVID-19 loans moved to Treasury
10-FEB-2025
S 273
Advanced toward a vote
Nonprofit child care providers eligible for SBA loan programs
10-FEB-2025
Bills referred here (45)
Bills this site tracks: the ones that moved. Most bills referred to a committee never leave it; congress.gov lists them all.
- S 766: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025 (latest action: 07-OCT-2026)
- S 5291: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 (latest action: 06-AUG-2026)
- HR 7401: Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act (latest action: 13-JUL-2026)
- HR 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act (latest action: 13-JUL-2026)
- HR 8881: SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026 (latest action: 24-JUN-2026)
- HR 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026 (latest action: 24-JUN-2026)
- HR 8879: Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026 (latest action: 24-JUN-2026)
- HR 7396: Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act (latest action: 24-JUN-2026)
- S 872: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-JUN-2026)
- HR 2066: Investing in All of America Act of 2025 (latest action: 19-MAY-2026)
- S 2232: Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-MAY-2026)
- S 1199: SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act (latest action: 04-MAY-2026)
- S 4411: Investing in the American Dream Act (latest action: 28-APR-2026)
- HR 3496: Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 5763: Main Street Parity Act (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 5788: 504 Program Risk Oversight Act (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 5764: AI for Main Street Act (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 5784: AI–WISE Act (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-DEC-2025)
- HR 4305: DUMP Red Tape Act (latest action: 04-DEC-2025)
- HR 4491: SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act (latest action: 02-DEC-2025)
- HR 5100: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- S 1703: Rural Small Business Resilience Act (latest action: 29-JUL-2025)
- HR 2931: Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025 (latest action: 09-JUN-2025)
- HR 2987: CEASE Act of 2025 (latest action: 09-JUN-2025)
- HR 2966: American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025 (latest action: 09-JUN-2025)
- HR 1804: 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 789: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 1816: WOSB Accountability Act (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 1621: Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 787: Plain Language in Contracting Act (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- HR 1634: ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act (latest action: 04-JUN-2025)
- S 1093: Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act (latest action: 01-APR-2025)
- S 1047: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act (latest action: 01-APR-2025)
- S 298: Returning SBA to Main Street Act (latest action: 04-MAR-2025)
- S 371: SBA Disaster Transparency Act (latest action: 04-MAR-2025)
- S 300: DLARA (latest action: 04-MAR-2025)
- HR 804: Rural Small Business Resilience Act (latest action: 26-FEB-2025)
- HR 832: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 (latest action: 25-FEB-2025)
- HR 818: SPUR Act (latest action: 25-FEB-2025)
- HR 828: SERV Act (latest action: 25-FEB-2025)
- HR 825: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act (latest action: 25-FEB-2025)
- S 68: Complete COVID Collections Act (latest action: 10-FEB-2025)
- S 273: Small Business Child Care Investment Act (latest action: 10-FEB-2025)