This Subcommittee will probe the efficient operation of government programs that affect small businesses, including the SBA, and develop proposals to make them operate in a more cost-effective manner.  This Subcommittee also will review the regulatory burdens imposed on small businesses and how those burdens may be alleviated.

  • Oversight of general issues affecting small businesses and federal agencies.

  • Oversight of the management of the SBA.
     
  • Oversight of the SBA Inspector General.
     
  • Implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
     
  • Oversight of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget.
     
  • Use of the Congressional Review Act.
     
  • Transparency of the federal rulemaking process as required by the Administrative Procedure and Data Quality Acts.
     
  • Implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The members of the Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations include:

  • Chairman Mike Coffman (R-CO)
  • Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO)
  • Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA)
  • Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
  • Rep. Allen West (R-FL)
  • Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL)
  • Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY)
  • Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
  • Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA)