U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Hearings & Events

The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is responsible for all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Committee holds hearings, and conducts other oversight activities to ensure that the SBA is properly administering programs and carrying out the intent of Congress. In addition, the Committee oversees all issues of concern to small businesses across the country, including access to capital, affordable health care, rising gas and energy prices, fair contracting, taxes, regulations, and business training, among other issues.

105th Congress

date type title location
09/24/98 Hearing Can Small Business Compete with Campus Bookstores? DC
07/15/98 Hearing Home Health Care: Can Small Agencies Survive New Regulations? DC
07/13/98 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Expansion in Microlending MA
06/04/98 Hearing Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program DC
06/02/98 Hearing E-Commerce & Y2K: What's Ahead for Small Business DC
05/14/98 Hearing Nomination of Fred P. Hochberg to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA DC
04/28/98 Hearing Environmental Compliance Tools for Small Business DC
03/18/98 Hearing The President's FY99 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration DC
03/02/98 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Focus on the IRS GA
02/12/98 Hearing IRS Reform: What America's Taxpayers Need to Know DC
10/22/97 Hearing Small Business and Fundamental Tax Law Reform DC
08/19/97 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Fairness in Regulatory Enforcement MO
06/12/97 Hearing Oversight of SBA's Microloan Program DC
06/04/97 Hearing Small Business Persepctives on Mandates, Paperwork and Regulation DC
05/31/97 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: The Impact of OSHA and Other Agencies MT
05/15/97 Hearing Oversight of SBA's Finance Programs (Part II) DC
05/07/97 Hearing Oversight of SBA's Finance Programs (Part I) DC
04/24/97 Hearing Oversight of SBA's Non-Credit Programs DC
04/10/97 Hearing S.208, the HUBZone Act of 1997 DC
04/03/97 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Solutions for Tax and Regulatory Fairness WY
04/02/97 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Impacts of Meat Inspection on Small Business MT
03/25/97 Field Hearing Entrepreneurship in America: Cultivating Maine Grown Businesses ME
02/27/97 Hearing S.208, the HUBZone Act of 1997 DC
02/26/97 Hearing The President's FY98 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration DC
02/12/97 Hearing Nomination of Aida Alvarez to Be Administrator of the SBA DC
02/06/97 Hearing Women-Owned and Home-Based Businesses DC