What is Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship working on?

Recent hearings

• Hearings to examine 250 years of Main Street, focusing on retail to research.

  Jun 17, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine federal benefits cliffs on small businesses and workers.

  Jun 3, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine blowing the whistle, focusing on inside the grift that keeps giving.

  May 20, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine industrialization and the rise of small manufacturers, including S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers, and H.R.3174, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers.

  May 13, 2026

  Open Hearing

• Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.

  Apr 29, 2026

  Open Hearing

As of Jul 18, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 7401: Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

  Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9) · Feb 5, 2026

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act

  Mark Alford (R-MO-4) · Feb 4, 2025

  Passed House, in Senate
• S 4948: SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act

  Adam Schiff (D-CA) · Jul 13, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• HR 8881: SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026

  Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) · May 19, 2026

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 8879: Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026

  Johnny Olszewski (D-MD-2) · May 19, 2026

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 7396: Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act

  Sharice Davids (D-KS-3) · Feb 5, 2026

  Passed House, in Senate
• HR 826: COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026

  Roger Williams (R-TX-25) · Jan 28, 2025

  Passed House, in Senate
• S 4674: DUMP Red Tape Act

  Rick Scott (R-FL) · Jun 3, 2026

  Awaiting committee review

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA is an independent federal agency meant to assist and protect the interests of small businesses. The Committee is also responsible for studying and problems of American small business enterprises, and reporting back to the Senate.