United States House Committee on Small Business

The United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

History

On December 4, 1941, the U. S. House of Representatives created the first House Select Committee on Small Business in response to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for America’s small businesses. While it had no legislative authority, the select committee became popular with House members and was reauthorized every following Congress until January 5, 1975, when it was made a permanent standing committee. House members then granted the new standing committee with certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence.

Specifically, the House Small Business Committee is charged with assessing and investigating the problems of small businesses and examining the impact of general business practices and trends on small businesses. The committee has oversight and legislative authority over the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its programs, as well as provides assistance to and protection of small businesses, including financial aid and the participation of small business enterprises in federal procurement and government contracts.

Jurisdiction

The Small Business Committee has oversight and legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and its programs, as well provides assistance to and protection of small business, including financial aid and the participation of small business enterprises in federal procurement and government contracts. The committee also oversees matters related to the matters Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act. The jurisdiction extends to other programs and initiatives addressing small business outside of the confines of these two specific acts.^[1]^[2]

Members

114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Steven Chabot, Ohio, Chairman Steve King, Iowa Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri Richard L. Hanna, New York Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Tom Rice, South Carolina Chris Gibson, New York Dave Brat, Virginia Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Steve Knight, California Carlos Curbelo, Florida Mike Bost, Illinois Cresent Hardy, Nevada Trent Kelly, Mississippi	Nydia Velázquez, New York, Ranking Member Judy Chu, California Janice Hahn, California Donald Payne, Jr., New Jersey Grace Meng, New York Brenda Lawrence, Michigan Alma Adams, North Carolina Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Mark Takai, Hawaii

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Agriculture, Energy and Trade	Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)	Grace Meng (D-NY)
Health and Technology	Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)	Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access	Tom Rice (R-SC)	Judy Chu (D-CA)
Contracting and Workforce	Richard L. Hanna (R-NY)	Mark Takai (D-HI)
Investigations, Oversight and Regulations	Cresent Hardy (R-NV)	Alma Adams (D-NC)

References

↑ Rep. Louise Slaughter, 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page H9
↑ Rules of the House for the 110th Congress

External links

Official site

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