The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA is an independent federal agency meant to assist and protect the interests of small businesses. The Committee is also responsible for studying and problems of American small business enterprises, and reporting back to the Senate.
Edward John Markey
Democrat • MA
Amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Referred To · January 7, 2026
Improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Hearings By (full committee) · January 14, 2026
Direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the disbursement process for certain small business loans, and for other purposes.
Referred To · December 10, 2025
Require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an Innovation Voucher Grant Program.
Referred To · December 10, 2025
Amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas, and for other purposes.
Referred To · December 3, 2025
Waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans and spouses of veterans, and for other purposes.
Referred To · November 10, 2025
Prohibit the Small Business Administration from awarding sole source contracts until the Administration conducts a full audit of and submits to Congress a report on the business development program, and for other purposes.
Hearings By (full committee) · December 10, 2025
Amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to publish or update a resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers, and for other purposes.
Referred To · November 7, 2025
