Summary
Mission:
The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises.
House counterpart: Committee on Small Business
Democratic Members (Minority):
Ed Markey, Massachusetts – Ranking Member
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire, Chair
Maria Cantwell, Washington
Cory Booker, New Jersey
Chris Coons, Delaware
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
Jacky Rosen, Nevada
John Hickenlooper, Colorado
Republican Members (Majority):
Joni Ernst, Iowa – Chair
Jim Risch, Idaho
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Tim Scott, South Carolina
Todd Young, Indiana
Josh Hawley, Missouri
Ted Budd, North Carolina
John Curtis, Utah
Jim Justice, West Virginia
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
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Jurisdiction
Oversight of the Small Business Administration
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is directed under the standing rules of the United States Senate to be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Consideration of Non-SBA Legislation
Any proposed legislation reported by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship that relates to matters other than the functions of the SBA shall, at the request of the chairman of any standing committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter extraneous to the functions of the SBA, be considered and reported by such standing committee prior to its consideration by the Senate; and likewise measures reported by other committees directly relating to the SBA shall, at the request of the chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, be referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship for its consideration of any portions of the measure dealing with the SBA, and be reported by this committee prior to its consideration by the Senate.
Study of American Small Businesses
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship shall also study and survey by means of research and investigation all problems of American small business enterprises, and report thereon from time to time.
Source: Committee website
