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

Recent hearings

• Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way.

  Aug 5, 2026

  Open Hearing

• 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

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• S 5291: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026

  Adam Schiff (D-CA) · Aug 6, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• S 5286: Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act

  Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Aug 6, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• SJRES 202: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Small Business Administration relating to "Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050" and "Revised Applicant Ownership, Citizenship, and Residency Requirements for 7(a) and 504 Loans".

  Edward Markey (D-MA) · Jul 23, 2026

  Awaiting committee review
• 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

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.