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119TH CONGRESS · UPDATED 2:38 PM ET
SENATESTANDING COMMITTEE · SINCE 1950SINCE 1950

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Handles all Senate bills about the Small Business Administration, the federal agency that helps small businesses with loans, counseling and federal contracts. It also studies the problems of American small businesses and reports on them to the Senate.

Handles all Senate bills about the Small Business Administration. Also studies problems facing small businesses.

WHAT IT DECIDES
SBA programsSmall business loansFederal contractsBusiness counselingSmall business studies
SBA programsSmall business loansFederal contractsBusiness counselingSmall business studies
Hearings and markupssbc.senate.gov
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS

94 bills sent here. 12 came out.94 bills in. 12 came out.

13% CAME OUT · SENATE AVERAGE 12%
REFERRED94
CAME OUT13%12
PASSED THE SENATE25%3
BECAME LAW33%1

13% came out, against a Senate average of 12%.

REFERRED
94
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
12
13% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE SENATE
3
25% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
1
33% OF PREVIOUS

Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full Senate passed it.

AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
H.R. 2066 · MAY 19BECAME LAWInvesting in All of America Act of 2025119-92BECAME LAW119-92S. 1199 · APR 29PASSEDSBA Fraud Enforcement Extension ActUCPASSEDUCS. 2232 · APR 29PASSEDExpanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025UCPASSEDUCH.R. 2066 · APR 15PASSEDInvesting in All of America Act of 2025UCPASSEDUC
BILLS WAITING HERE · 52

What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet

S. 5633 · SENT SEP 300 COSPONSORSS. 5633SENT SEP 30Reauthorize the State Trade Expansion ProgramTL;DR The Small Business Administration has a program called the State Trade Expansion Program. This bill would amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize it.Jeanne ShaheenD-NHJeanne ShaheenD-NH0 COSPONSORSS. 5631 · SENT SEP 303 COSPONSORSS. 5631SENT SEP 30Fund organizations supporting startup formation and growthTL;DR Startup businesses may need support as they form and begin to grow. The bill would create a Small Business Act program to fund organizations that provide entrepreneurs with resources and services. The goal is to help those entrepreneurs produce viable businesses.Cory A. BookerD-NJCory A. BookerD-NJ3 COSPONSORSS. 5291 · SENT AUG 61 COSPONSORSS. 5291SENT AUG 6Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026TL;DR Small businesses need ways to identify and respond to cyber risks. The bill would require the Comptroller General to review federal cybersecurity assistance for small businesses, assess its use and effectiveness, and recommend improvements. The findings would go to the Senate and House small-business committees.Adam B. SchiffD-CAAdam B. SchiffD-CA1 COSPONSORS. 5286 · SENT AUG 61 COSPONSORSS. 5286SENT AUG 6Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs ActTL;DR Small businesses can seek federal help with financing, advice, and contracting opportunities. The bill would create a Small Business Administration coordinator focused on disabled small businesses and require program reviews, voluntary data collection, public reporting, and recommendations to Congress.Jeanne ShaheenD-NHJeanne ShaheenD-NH1 COSPONSORS.J.Res. 202 · SENT JUL 230 COSPONSORSS.J.Res. 202SENT JUL 23Overturning the SBA rule on loan citizenship and residency requirementsTL;DR Rules about ownership, citizenship, and residency can affect who qualifies for federal small-business loans. This resolution would disapprove an SBA rule on those requirements for 7(a) and 504 loans, so the rule would have no force or effect.Ed MarkeyD-MAEd MarkeyD-MA0 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 19

In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line

2 LEAVING AFTER THIS CONGRESS
WHERE THEY’RE FROM19 STATES

Darker means more members. 19 states have 1 each.

WHAT IT HANDLES

Mostly commerce

POLICY AREA OF THE 94 BILLS SENT HERE
Commerce9096%
Tribal affairs22.1%
Other22.1%
ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSMOST COVERED
H.R. 915 · PASSED A CHAMBER1 STORYSmall Business Technological Advancement ActS. 4411 · WAITING1 STORYInvesting in the American Dream ActH.R. 7401 · PASSED A CHAMBER1 STORYSmall Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSSWIPE →
PASSED A CHAMBER1 STORYH.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement ActWAITING1 STORYS. 4411: Investing in the American Dream ActPASSED A CHAMBER1 STORYH.R. 7401: Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

When it meets

ALL IN THE HEARINGS HUB →
22
hearings this Congress
7
markups

A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.

Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.

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