U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Oversight

Separate from the hearings, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship works to ensure that federal agencies are properly administering programs and carrying out the intent of Congress. Following are letters sent by the Committee to agencies, organizations, and other individuals. Click on the subject to read the letter and the date on the right-side to read the response.

109th Congress

date to regarding response
11/13/06 SBA Request for Aggressive Outreach to Assist Gulf Coast Disaster Victims n/a
09/19/06 FEMA Request for Information on Small Business Contracts in the Gulf Coast Rebuilding Effort n/a
09/14/06 NAACP Request for the NAACP's Support of S. 3586 and the Office of Minority Small Business Development n/a
08/08/06 SBA Request for Immediate Compliance with Implementation of the Small Business Drought Relief Act 09/07
07/20/06 SBA Request for Information on SBA's Compliance with Executive Order 13170 (Minority Advertising Contracts) n/a
07/20/06 OMB Executive Order 13170: Request for OMB's Findings on Minority Advertising Contracts 09/14
07/19/06 FCC Request for FCC Rulemaking on Ways to Increase Minority, Women, and Small Business Media Ownership n/a
05/26/06 BLS Request for Monthly Business Activity Updates on New Orleans n/a
05/26/06 SBA Request for One Month Extension on Economic Injury Disaster Loan Deadline 06/28
05/25/06 Sen. Snowe Consideration of Native American Legislation During SBA Reauthorization n/a
05/24/06 Approps Request for SBA Disaster Loan Funding in Wake of Recent New England Floods and Start of 2006 Hurricane Season 06/28
05/24/06 Commerce Executive Order 13339: Current Progress of President's Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders 07/06
05/18/06 Treasury Department of the Treasury Notice of Proposed Rules for Deferred Like-Kind Exchanges for Funds Held by Qualified Intermediaries n/a
05/18/06 IRS IRS Notice of Proposed Rules for Deferred Like-Kind Exchanges for Funds Held by Qualified Intermediaries 09/19
05/17/06 MA Gov. Request for Physical Disaster Declaration from SBA for Counties Impacted by Recent Flooding n/a
05/15/06 DOD Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007 - Congressional Guidance and Status Reporting Request 07/12
05/15/06 GAO Request to Review Federal Agencies' Compliance with Executive Order 13170 (Minority Advertising Contracts) n/a
04/28/06 Approps DoD Procurement Technical Assistance Program Appropriations Request n/a
04/27/06 SBA SBIR Program and Pending Ownership Rule 07/06
04/17/06 GAO Request for Review of SBA's Loss-Verification Staffing Policies in Wake of Hurricane Katrina 04/25
04/11/06 Energy Department of Energy Contracting with Small Businesses n/a
04/07/06 SBA Current Funding, Reporting Status of SBA's Disaster Loan Program 04/25
03/31/06 SBA Implementation of Law Providing Disaster Loan Assistance to Drought Victims n/a
03/31/06 SBA Letter to Administrator Barreto Expressing Concerns about SBA's 8(a) Program 08/01
03/23/06 FEMA Expressing Concern that Small Businesses are not being allowed to participate in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region 08/15
03/03/06 Budget Senator John Kerry's Views and Estimates Letter on SBA's FY2007 Budget n/a
03/01/06 SBA Request for Daily Account of SBA Disaster Loan Funding 08/01
02/28/06 OMB Request to restore SBA's Status as a Major Agency in Budget Documents 04/21
02/28/06 SBA FY2007 Legislative Package for the SBA n/a
02/27/06 SBA Letter to SBA Regarding the Service Disabled Veterans Program 04/27
02/16/06 SBA Request for Information about SBIC Program 06/07
02/14/06 Sen. Frist Passing Legislation to Prevent Shutdown of SBA's Disaster Loan Program n/a
02/13/06 Comm. Temporary Fee Reduction for Gulf Coast Small Businesses Seeking Export Assistance 03/10
02/10/06 Pres. Bush Averting Shutdown of SBA's Disaster Loan Program 03/01
02/08/06 SBA Expediting Loss Verification and Loan Processing for Gulf Businesses 02/28
01/27/06 DOD Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/13
01/27/06 USCCR Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/21
01/27/06 USDA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization n/a
01/27/06 Commerce Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/22
01/27/06 Education Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/03
01/27/06 Energy Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization n/a
01/27/06 HHS Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/24
01/27/06 DHS Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/23
01/27/06 HUD Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/06
01/27/06 Interior Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/08
01/27/06 DOJ Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/30
01/27/06 DOL Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 08/02
01/27/06 DOT Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 04/12
01/27/06 Treasury Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/23
01/27/06 VA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/24
01/27/06 EPA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization n/a
01/27/06 FCC Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 02/23
01/27/06 FEMA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization n/a
01/27/06 FTC Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/07
01/27/06 GSA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization 03/07
01/27/06 SBA Sevice-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program Utilization n/a
11/28/05 SBA Accuracy of Subcontracting Data From The Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System 01/13
11/14/05 OFPP Accuracy of Data From Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation 06/09
11/02/05 Approps Requesting Inclusion of 7(a) Loan Program Amendments in the CJS-SSJC Conference n/a
10/26/05 Approps Urging Retention of Small Business Hurricane Katrina Relief in the CJS-SSJC Conference n/a
10/25/05 SBA Closure of One of Miami's Temorary Loan Assistance Centers 11/15
10/19/05 SBA Letter Regarding Issues Important to the NMVC Program 11/22
10/14/05 OMB Redirecting $720 Million in Funds to Small Business Hurricane Relief 11/28
10/12/05 SBA Small Businesses Access to Prime Contracts for Hurricane Katrina Relief 11/15
10/06/05 SBA Raising the Maximum Disaster Loan Amounts Available to Homeowners and Renters 12/28
09/26/05 IRS Request that IRS Provide Assistance to SBDCs in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama 10/05
09/23/05 SBA Implementation of the Woman-Owned Business Procurement Program 10/11
09/13/05 SBA Second Request to Extend the Disaster Loan Deadline for Victims of Hurricane Katrina 10/14
09/01/05 SBA Extending the Disaster Loan Deadline for Victims of Hurricane Katrina 09/02
08/12/05 SBA Increased Employee Relocation Expenditures 10/11
07/27/05 SBA IG Report on Federal Contract-Bundling Problems 08/18
07/21/05 Energy Request for Retention of SBA Energy Loans in the Energy Conference n/a
07/14/05 OMB Request to Restore SBA's Status as a Major Agency in the Budget n/a
06/30/05 Census 2002 Minority Business Census Data 07/19
06/29/05 SBA Timeline for Women's Procurement Program Implementation 07/29
06/10/05 SBA Briefing in Massachusetts on SBA Assistance for Fishermen Hurt by Red Tide n/a
06/09/05 VA Veterans Affairs Participation in SBIR and STTR Programs n/a
06/08/05 MA Gov. Request for SBA Disaster Declaration for MA Fishermen Affected by Red Tide 08/17
06/08/05 SBA Request for SBA Disaster Declaration for MA Fishermen Affected by Red Tide 06/21
06/03/05 SBA SBA's Plans for the 7(a) LowDoc Program 07/01
06/01/05 SBA Vacant Seat on National Women's Business Council 08/01
05/24/05 SBA Urging SBA Implementation of Women's Procurement Program 08/01
05/23/05 SBA Small Businesses and Social Security Privatization n/a
04/22/05 Approps Committee Request for Fiscal Year 2006 SBA Appropriations n/a
04/15/05 SBA Liquidation of 504 Loans 05/09
04/13/05 SBA Outstanding Response to 2005 SBA Buyout of GS-11 through GS-15 Employees n/a
04/08/05 SBA Inquiry on SBA Expenses for Promoting President Bush's Social Security Plan 05/26
04/06/05 SBA Follow-up On Federal Procurement System Abuse n/a
03/25/05 SBA 2005 SBA Buyout of GS-11 through GS-15 Employees 04/12
03/24/05 SBA Unexpended Women's Business Center Funding 04/04
02/20/05 Budget Senator John Kerry's Views and Estimates Letter on SBA's FY2006 Budget n/a
02/11/05 SBA Request for Information Concerning Certain SBA Loan Programs n/a
01/25/05 SBA Abuse of the Federal Procurement System 02/17
01/25/05 SBA IG Enforcement of Anti-Fraud Small Business Contracting Laws 02/09
01/18/05 SBA Request that SBA Issue an RFP for its NTAP Program 01/25
01/03/05 SBA Request for Summary of Comments to SBA's Size Standard Proposal 01/14