Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Summary

Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate with 19 members. It has 92 bills before it this session and has held 18 hearings.

Chair

Chair: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Ranking Member: Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA). Online at www.sbc.senate.gov/public.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship has 92 bills, 47 meetings and 0 reports on the record this session.

Members

19 members sit on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 10 in the majority and 9 in the minority; Joni Ernst is Chair and Edward Markey is Ranking Member.

🟥 Majority 10🟦 Minority 9

Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

R–IA · Chair

James Risch

James Risch

R–ID · Member

Rand Paul

Rand Paul

R–KY · Member

Tim Scott

Tim Scott

R–SC · Member

Todd Young

Todd Young

R–IN · Member

Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

R–MO · Member

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Bills

92 bills have been referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship this session, and 81 of them are still in committee.

🏛️ In Senate Committee 81📤 Engrossed 2✅ Passed 1📄 Senate Floor Calendar 8

Sessions

S. 5291Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026Aug 6, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Adam SchiffS. 5286Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs ActAug 6, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Jeanne ShaheenS.J.Res. 202Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Proc…Jul 23, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Edward MarkeyS. 4948Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.SBA IT Modernization Reporting ActJul 13, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Adam SchiffH.R. 7401Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and…Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention ActJul 13, 2026 · In Senate Committee · Dan Meuser

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Meetings

Small Business and Entrepreneurship has 33 meetings on the calendar.

Nominations

4 nominations have been referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship this Congress.

PN141-25Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Hannibal Ware.Received May 6, 2025PN13-11Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 469.Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Darryl L. DePriest, resigned.Received Jan 22, 2025PN13-3Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 380.William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Dilawar Syed, resigned.Received Jan 22, 2025PN11-18Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 59.Kelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.Received Jan 20, 2025

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Communications

7 executive communications, petitions and memorials have been referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship this Congress.

EC 4075Executive CommunicationA communication from the Administrator of the General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports required by the Small Business Act on all prime contract procurements; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneu…Referred Jul 16, 2026EC 3566Executive CommunicationA communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy and designation of an acting officer for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act…Referred Jun 1, 2026EC 2889Executive CommunicationA communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Improving SBA Disaster Loan Ability to Provide Meaningful…Referred Mar 4, 2026EC 2888Executive CommunicationA communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amend…Referred Mar 4, 2026EC 2887Executive CommunicationA communication from the Associate Administrator, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Small Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Accrual Regulato…Referred Mar 4, 2026

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Lobbying

147 clients and 136 firms named 68 of the bills referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship in 463 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.

The bills most often named.

History

The committee has carried 3 names since Feb 20, 1950, established by 80 S Res 58.