House Committee on Small Business

Upcoming Business:

ATTENTION: All hearings will be held at 1539 Longworth House Office Building until further notice. Google map

THURSDAY, July 17, 2008, 10:00 AM
Full Committee Hearing on "Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Contracting Programs and Recent GAO Examination of Programs." Witness List| Video Highlights on YouTube

Recent Business:

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2008, 10:00 AM
Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology hearing on "Ensuring Continuity of Care for Veteran Amputees: The Role of Small Prosthetic Practices" Witness List| Video Highlights on YouTube

THURSDAY, July 10, 2008, 10:00 AM
Full Committee Hearing on "The Role of Green Technologies in Spurring Economic Growth." Witness List| Video Highlights on YouTube

THURSDAY, June 26, 2008, 10:00 AM
Full Committee Hearing on "How the Air Transportation Crisis is Hurting Travelers, Entrepreneurs and the Economy." Witness List | Video Highlights on YouTube

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2008, 10:00 AM
Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade Hearing on "The Impact of Online Advertising on Small Firms." Witness List | Video Highlights on YouTube

Read Our Latest News:

July 10, 2008 -- Committee Examines Role of "Green" Entrepreneurs in Spurring the Economy

June 26, 2008 -- Committee Examines Air Travel Crisis and How It's Hurting Entrepreneurs and the Economy

June 25, 2008 -- Subcommittee Examines Role of Online Advertising in 21st Century Small Business Economy

June 12, 2008 -- Committee Reviews Potential Effects of Proposed Electronic Payments Tax Reporting

June 11, 2008 -- Subcommittee Explores Role of Small Businesses in Expanding Biofuels Production

June 6, 2008 -- Committee Examines Tax Incentives for Housing Sector Proposed Measures would Help Address the Housing Crisis While Strengthening Nation’s Small Business Economy

May 21, 2008 -- Committee Reviews Proposed Second Round of CMS Competitive Bidding Project

May 15, 2008 -- Rising Food Prices Hit Small Firms Hard

May 14, 2008 -- Committee Hears from the Medical Community on the Effects of CMS Programs and Rules on Small Firms

May 8, 2008 -- Committee Evaluates Impact of Planned Cut to Medicare Physician Fee Payments

May 1, 2008 -- Committee Examines Impact of Rail Transport Issues on Rural Small Businesses and Family Farms

April 24, 2008 -- Statement by Chairwoman Nydia M. Velazquez, Full Committee Hearing: “The Role of Small Businesses in Stimulating the Economy”

April 18, 2008 -- Congresswoman Velázquez Reacts to Selection of New U.S. Housing and Urban Development Chief

April 17, 2008 -- Committee Holds Earth Day Hearing on Maintaining Public Lands for Hunting, Fishing, Ranching and Small Businesses

April 16, 2008 -- Subcommittee Examines Ways to Open Federal Marketplace to Small Businesses

April 10, 2008 -- U.S. House Committee on Small Business Explores Updating Tax Code as Means of Helping Entrepreneurs Spur the Economy

April 10, 2008 -- House Approves Resolution Recognizing The Work of American Plumbers

April 9, 2008 -- Federal Court Delays Implementation of Flawed CMS Pilot Program

April 9, 2008 -- Subcommittee Examines Impact of Rising Gas Prices on American Small Businesses

April 9, 2008 -- Chairwoman Velázquez Honored by American Optometric Association

April 3, 2008 -- Committee Examines Role of Credit Cards in the Financing of Small Firms

April 1, 2008 -- Chairwoman Velázquez Honored by American Legion

March 17, 2008 -- Chairwoman Velázquez Receives Wheat Advocate Award for Second Year in a Row

March 13, 2008 -- Committee Reviews Proposal to Modernize SBIR Program

March 12, 2008 -- Subcommittee Examines Role of Entrepreneurial Development in Promoting the Success of Small Firms

March 6, 2008 -- New Federal Contracting Methods Shortchange Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs

February 28, 2008 -- Small Business Owners Disagree with Bush Administration on Effectiveness of Paperwork Reduction Act

February 27, 2008 -- House Committee on Small Business Rejects President’s FY 2009 Budget

February 26, 2008 -- House Subcommittee Calls for Plain Language in Government Documents

February 26, 2008 -- State Health Care Reform Efforts Examined

February 13, 2008 -- House Subcommittee Examines the Role of SBIR in Fostering Medical Breakthroughs

February 8, 2008 -- President’s Budget Fails U.S. Small Businesses

February 1, 2008 -- SEC Announces One-Year Delay on Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley’s Section 404(b)

January 29, 2008 -- President Bush’s Final State of the Union Speech Short on Proposals to Help Small Firms Spur the Economy

January 29, 2008 -- Committee Calls for Sweeping Reforms to SBIR Program

January 23, 2008 -- Variety of Challenges Make Affordable Health Care Options Elusive for Small Businesses

January 17, 2008 -- Committee Finds Small Business Exporters Are Not Being Served Adequately by U.S. Export-Import Bank

January 16, 2008 -- House Approves Legislation to Help Veterans and Reservists Succeed as Small Business Owners

January 16, 2008 -- House Committee on Small Business Finds Bush Administration Unwilling to Help Women Entrepreneurs

December 27 , 2007 -- Administration Contracting Proposal Fails Women Business Owners

December 14 , 2007 -- Committee Approves Bill to Strengthen the Regulatory Flexibility Act

December 12 , 2007 -- SEC Chairman Announces Delay Of SOX 404 Implementation

December 6 , 2007 -- Committee Applauds Passage of Historic Energy Legislation

November 8, 2007 -- Survey Confirms That SOX 404 Implementation Will Disproportionally Burden Small Firms

November 7, 2007 -- Committee Explores the Recent Mortgage Crisis and its Impact on Entrepreneurs

November 7, 2007 --Committee Examines the Economic Impacts of the Nation’s Small Firms

November 1 , 2007 -- Committee Examines the Impact of Pending Trade Agreements on Small Firms

October 30, 2007 -- House Approves Bill to Improve Contracting Opportunities for Small Firms

October 18, 2007 -- Committee Approves Bill to Improve Contracting Opportunities for Small Firms

September 26, 2007 -- Committee Examines Ways to Increase Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector

September 20, 2007 --Committee Approves Bill to Improve Investment Opportunities for Small Firms

September 19, 2007 --Velázquez Statement on SBA Contracting Programs, and Video Highlights From Today's Hearing

August 17, 2007 -- Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Remain Low According to Administration’s Own Data

August 4, 2007 -- Velázquez Introduces Legislation to Repeal CMS Proposed Competitive Bidding Project

August 4, 2007 -- House Passes Energy Independence Package

August 2, 2007 -- Nearly Two Years Later, Gulf Coast Small Businesses Continue to Lose Out on Recovery Contracts

August 1, 2007 -- Committee Explores Barriers to Prompt Payments by Health Insurance Companies

July 19, 2007 -- Committee Approves Two Bills Strengthening SBA’s Micro-lending Initiatives and International Trade Programs

July 18, 2007 -- Committee Criticizes Rule for Jeopardizing Small Pharmacies’ Ability to Provide Care

July 13, 2007 -- As Clock Ticks, Velázquez and Chabot Make Last Minute Attempt to Delay Internet Radio Royalty Rate Increase for Small Webcasters

July 11, 2007 -- Committee Explores the Greening of American Businesses

June 28, 2007 -- House Leadership Announces
“Energy Independence Day” Package

June 27, 2007 -- Committee Seeks to Ensure the Continued Development of Small Internet Radio Broadcasters

June 26, 2007 -- SEC Refuses to Provide Cost Estimate for Small Companies

June 25, 2007 -- Velázquez Introduces Legislation to Spur Angel Investment

June 20, 2007 -- House Passes Significant Reforms for Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives

June 20, 2007 -- Committee Examines Workforce Issues for Small Businesses in Renewable Energy

June 14, 2007 -- Committee Seeks to Strengthen Key Initiatives for Economic Development

June 13, 2007 -- Trade Changes Needed to Promote U.S. Small Business Abroad

June 12, 2007 -- Committee Calls on SEC to Provide Cost of SOX 404 to Small Companies

June 7, 2007 -- Committee Examines the Impact of Data Security on Business

June 6 , 2007 -- Committee Considers Impact of New SOX Regulations on Small Business

May 24, 2007 -- Committee to Examine New SEC and PCAOB Guidance for Small Companies

May 23, 2007 -- Committee Passes Entrepreneurial Development Legislation

May 23, 2007 -- Committee Approves Bill to Help Small Business Cope with Rising Energy Costs

May 17, 2007 -- Small Businesses Need Balance in Civil Liability System

May 10, 2007 -- Small Businesses Call for Fair Immigration System

May 10, 2007 -- House Opens Federal Marketplace to More Small Business Participation

May 9, 2007 -- Broadband Critical to Rural Economic Development

May 3, 2007 -- Small Renewable Energy Firms Fueling Development in Rural America

May 3, 20007 -- White House Vetoes Relief for Community Banks

May 2, 2007 -- Veteran Entrepreneurs Need Better Support

April 25 , 2007 -- Bipartisan Legislation Will Lower the Cost of Capital for the Nation’s Small Businesses

April 21 , 2007 -- Committee Adopts Legislation to Open Federal Marketplace to Greater Small Business Participation

March 29, 2007 -- Committee Reviews Impact of Patent Reform on Nation’s Small Businesses

March 21, 2007 -- Committee Finds Women-Owned Businesses Lose Billions as Administration Fails to Take Steps to Meet Contracting Goals

March 14, 2007 -- Committee Reviews State of Health Care for Small Business

March 12, 2007 -- Small Business Committee Leadership Calls on SEC & PCAOB to Delay Implementation of New Regulations

March 1, 2007 -- There is Still Much Work to Be Done for Gulf Coast Small Businesses

February 28, 2007 -- Statement on Committee on Small Business Full Committee Markup Budget Views and Estimates

February 26, 2007 -- Rep. Velázquez Receives Wheat Advocate Award

February 14, 2007 -- SBA Unprepared to Respond to Future Large-Scale Disasters

February 4, 2007 -- FY 2008 Budget Request Fails to Address Critical Issues Facing the Small Business Administration

January 30, 2007 -- House Small Business Committee Democratic Caucus Organizes for the 110th Congress

January 29, 2007 -- Chairwoman Velázquez Announces Full Committee Membership for 110th Congress

January 24, 2007 -- State of the Union Falls Short on Answers for the Nation's Small Business Owners

January 18, 2007 -- Small Business Committee Reorganizes to Provide Entrepreneurs with a Stronger Voice

January 10, 2007 -- Small Businesses Gain Greater Input in the 110th Congress

January 4, 2007 -- Chairwoman Velázquez Promotes Fairness for Small Businesses

Read Our Latest Reports

Budget Views and Estimates on the Administration’s FY 2008 Request
House Small Business Committee letter focusing on the President's FY2008 Budget request for the SBA and programs created by the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act.

Committee on Small Business Rules and Procedures

Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress

Year-end Report: Small Business Record 109th Congress
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a report evaluating the status of small business legislation in the 109th Congress.

Katrina Anniversary Report
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a report analyzing the decline in disaster loan approvals and disbursement rates for small businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Report on Impact of Rising Energy Costs on Small Business
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a report analyzing the impacts that rising energy prices are having on various sectors of the small business community.

Scorecard VII Report: Faulty Accounting by Administration Results in Missed Opportunities for Small Businesses
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released the seventh annual Scorecard report, which reviews 22 federal agencies on how they meet their small business contracting goals.

Report on Impact of President's FY 2007 Budget on
Rural Small Businesses
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a report detailing the impact of the President's budget on rural small business initiatives that are slated to be cut in the FY 2007 proposal.

Report on Small Business Administration (SBA)
Disaster Loan Program
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a report analyzing trends and the overall decline in approval rates for the
Small Business Administration's (SBA) disaster loan program.

Report on Impact of President's FY 2007 Budget on
Small Business
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released their
annual budget report, which highlights 75 small business programs
government-wide that have been slated to be cut or eliminated
in the President's FY 2007 request.

109th Congress - Small Business Record
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released
the 109th Congress - Small Business Record,
a report documenting detailing legislation that has failed to move
through the House and Senate over the past year.

Minority Business Summit Report
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released a
report outlining the unique challenges facing minority entrepreneurs,
and legislative solutions to address these issues.

Small Business Index (SBI) for 3rd Quarter of 2005
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released the Small Business Index for the 3rd Quarter of 2005, which assesses the current economic conditions for small firms as well as the impact of Hurricane Katrina on small businesses nationwide.

Scorecard VI:
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released the sixth annual Scorecard report, which reviews 22 federal agencies on how they meet their small business contracting goals.

Small Business Index (SBI) for 1st Quarter of 2005
The House Small Business Committee Democrats released the Small Business Index for the 1st Quarter of 2005, which tracks the economic environment facing small firms by measuring 17 key indicators.