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. It was established in 1941 as the House Select Committee on Small Business.

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 as 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 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.

Members, 117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Nydia Velázquez, New York, Chair Kweisi Mfume, Maryland, Vice-Chair Jared Golden, Maine Jason Crow, Colorado Sharice Davids, Kansas Dean Phillips, Minnesota Marie Newman, Illinois Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia Judy Chu, California Scott Peters, California Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Antonio Delgado, New York Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania Andy Kim, New Jersey Angie Craig, Minnesota	Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri, Ranking Member Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota Pete Stauber, Minnesota Roger Williams, Texas Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania Andrew Garbarino, New York Young Kim, California Beth Van Duyne, Texas Byron Donalds, Florida Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida Scott L. Fitzgerald, Wisconsin

Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R)

Historical membership rosters

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Nydia Velázquez, New York, Chair Abby Finkenauer, Iowa Jared Golden, Maine Andy Kim, New Jersey Jason Crow, Colorado Sharice Davids, Kansas Kweisi Mfume, Maryland (since May 7, 2020) Judy Chu, California Marc Veasey, Texas Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair Brad Schneider, Illinois Adriano Espaillat, New York Antonio Delgado, New York Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania Angie Craig, Minnesota	Steve Chabot, Ohio, Ranking Member Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa, Vice Ranking Member Trent Kelly, Mississippi Troy Balderson, Ohio Kevin Hern, Oklahoma Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota Pete Stauber, Minnesota Tim Burchett, Tennessee Ross Spano, Florida John Joyce, Pennsylvania Dan Bishop, North Carolina (since September 26, 2019)

Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 74 (R), H.Res. 148 (D), H.Res. 596 (R), H.Res. 954 (D)

115th Congress

Majority

Minority

Steven Chabot, Ohio, Chair Steve King, Iowa Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri, Vice Chair Dave Brat, Virginia Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa Steve Knight, California Trent Kelly, Mississippi Rod Blum, Iowa James Comer, Kentucky Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico Don Bacon, Nebraska Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Roger Marshall, Kansas Ron Estes, Kansas Ralph Norman, South Carolina John Curtis, Utah

Nydia Velázquez, New York, Ranking Member Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Stephanie Murphy, Florida Al Lawson, Florida Yvette Clarke, New York Judy Chu, California Alma Adams, North Carolina, Vice Ranking Member Adriano Espaillat, New York Brad Schneider, Illinois

Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 45 (D), H.Res. 51 (R), H.Res. 52, H.Res. 59, H.Res. 95, H.Res. 127 (D)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development	Jared Golden (D-ME)	Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access	Sharice Davids (D-KS)	Dan Meuser (R-PA)
Contracting and Infrastructure	Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)	Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development	Jason Crow (D-CO)	Young Kim (R-CA)
Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations	Dean Phillips (D-MN)	Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)

Chairmen

Chairman	Party	State	Years
Walter C. Ploeser	Republican	Missouri	1947–1949
Wright Patman	Democratic	Texas	1949–1953
William S. Hill	Republican	Colorado	1953–1955
Wright Patman	Democratic	Texas	1955–1963
Joe L. Evins	Democratic	Tennessee	1963–1975
Tom Steed	Democratic	Oklahoma	1975–1977
Neal Edward Smith	Democratic	Iowa	1977–1981
Parren Mitchell	Democratic	Maryland	1981–1987
John J. LaFalce	Democratic	New York	1987–1995
Jan Meyers	Republican	Kansas	1995–1997
Jim Talent	Republican	Missouri	1997–2001
Don Manzullo	Republican	Illinois	2001–2007
Nydia Velázquez	Democratic	New York	2007–2011
Sam Graves	Republican	Missouri	2011–2015
Steve Chabot	Republican	Ohio	2015–2019
Nydia Velázquez	Democratic	New York	2019–present

See also

• U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• List of current United States House of Representatives committees

External links

• Official site (Archive)
• House Small Business Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
• House Small Business Committee Hearings and Meetings Video. Congress.gov.