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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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.

Leadership

Republican • Iowa

Edward John Markey

Democrat • Massachusetts

Members (23)

Joni Ernst

Republican • IA

Edward John Markey

Democrat • MA

Marco Rubio

Republican • FL

James Risch

Republican • ID

Maria E. Cantwell

Democrat • WA

Benjamin Louis Cardin

Democrat • MD

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat • NH

Rand Paul

Republican • KY

Tim Scott

Republican • SC

Cory Anthony Booker

Democrat • NJ

Christopher A. Coons

Democrat • DE

Todd Young

Republican • IN

Mazie Hirono

Democrat • HI

Joshua David Hawley

Republican • MO

Theodore Paul Budd

Republican • NC

Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen

Democrat • NV

John Neely Kennedy

Republican • LA

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat • IL

John R. Curtis

Republican • UT

John Wright Hickenlooper

Democrat • CO

Adam Schiff

Democrat • CA

James Conley Justice

Republican • WV

Jon Husted

Republican • OH

Recent Legislation

S-3415pending committee

Require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an Innovation Voucher Grant Program.

Referred To · December 10, 2025

S-3417pending committee

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

Upcoming Schedule

No upcoming meetings, hearings, or markups scheduled for this committee.

Meeting Videos

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Hearings to examine running government like a small business, focusing on waste and fraud, including S.1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, S.3173, to 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, S.1991, to amend chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, to require adequate information regarding payments of Federal funds.

Hearing Records

18 transcripts available

[errata] Nomination Of The Honorable Kelly Loeffler To Be Administrator Of The Small Business Association

pending committee

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

S-3173pending committee

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

S-3171pending committee

Waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans and spouses of veterans, and for other purposes.

Referred To · November 10, 2025

S-3155pending committee

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

S-3136pending committee

Waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans and spouses of veterans.

Referred To · November 6, 2025

S-2832pending committee

Establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Referred To · September 17, 2025

Watch

Hearings to examine running government like a small business, focusing on waste and fraud, including S.1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, S.3173, to 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, S.1991, to amend chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, to require adequate information regarding payments of Federal funds.

Hearings to examine Trump's regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Americans $907 billion and counting.

Hearings to examine Trump's regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Americans $907 billion and counting.

Business meeting to consider the nomination of William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration.

Business meeting to consider the nomination of William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration.

Hearings to examine using the 504 program to build America's manufacturing future, including S.2659, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules relating to environmental obligations of certified development companies, S.2662, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, and S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers.

Hearings to examine using the 504 program to build America's manufacturing future, including S.2659, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules relating to environmental obligations of certified development companies, S.2662, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, and S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers.

Senate

S.Hrg.119-50

Nomination Of William Briggs To Be Deputy Administrator Of The Small Business Administration And Dr.casey Mulligan To Be Chief Counsel For Advocacy At The Small Business Administration

Mar 12, 2025

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S. Hrg. 119-95 . Financing America's Manufacturing And Industrial Boom

Field Hearing: Small Businesses Powering The Clean Energy Economy

Prosperity On Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low For Small Businesses

Golden Age Of American Innovation:. Reforming Sbir-sttr For The 21st Century