U.S. House Small Business Committee


Feds Strengthen RegFlex Act

By Angus Loten |  Dec 17, 2007

A new bill requires agencies to gauge the indirect impact of regulations on small firms.  Read story

Updated Tax Code Sought

By Laura Palotie |  Apr 22, 2008

House lawmakers want to simplify taxes for smaller businesses.  Read story

House Committee to Examine Health-Care Costs

Mar 12, 2007

March 12, 2007 -- The House Committee on Small Business is holding a hearing on health-care insurance coverage for small employers on Mar...  Read story

Fed Hearing on Women-Owned Business Contracting

Mar 19, 2007

March 19, 2007 -- The House Committee on Small Business is holding a hearing to evaluate recent efforts to boost federal contracting with...  Read story

House Approves Small-Business Bills

Oct 19, 2007

The House Small Business Committee this week approved two bills aimed at boosting deferral contracting and lending programs for small businesses. T...  Read story

Entrepreneurial Help for Veterans Examined

May 1, 2007

May 1, 2007 -- The House Small Business Committee will be holding a hearing on Wednesday to examine the level of business and entrepreneu...  Read story

Small Firms Miss Out on Gulf Coast Contracts

Aug 6, 2007

Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, federal agencies continue to award rebuilding contracts meant for local small businesses to large...  Read story

Small Businesses Driving Biofuel Industry

May 4, 2007

May 4, 2007 -- Small businesses make up more than 70 percent of the renewable fuel industry and are driving economic growth in many parts...  Read story

The Gender Gap Strut

By Leslie M. Schultz |  Sep 1, 1984

Like strutting peacocks, Democrats and Republicans have been displaying their interest in women's issues to attract votes. The most dramatic gesture was D...  Read story

House Committee Heading to Gulf Coast

Apr 6, 2007

April 6, 2007 -- The House Small Business Committee is heading to New Orleans to hold a hearing on federal contracts for small businesses...  Read story

House Committee Approves Energy Bill

May 24, 2007

The House Small Business Committee this week approved legislation aimed at helping small businesses cope with rising energy costs. The Small Busine...  Read story

Committee Approves Small-Business Bills

Jul 20, 2007

The House Small Business Committee this week approved two bills aimed at boosting federal microloans and global trade programs for smaller businesses. ...  Read story

Velazquez to Speak at Business Conference

Feb 14, 2007

Feb. 14, 2007 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, will be this year's keynote...  Read story

White House Opposes Contracting Bill

May 9, 2007

The Bush administration is opposing legislation aimed at boosting federal contracting goals for small businesses while preventing agencies from bundling s...  Read story

Small Business -- And The Nation -- Win A Very Big One

By Milton D. Stewart |  Sep 1, 1982

What is the most important piece of small business legislation yet enacted in our life-time? My vote goes to the Small Business Innovation Development Ac...  Read story

What Does a Democratic Takeover of Congress Mean for Your Company?

By Angus Loten |  Nov 8, 2006

Leading small-business experts say the shift in power could result in more scrutiny for the SBA and federal contracts, but also higher taxes and a minimum-wa...  Read story

Democrats: Big Corporations Snatch Small-Business Contracts

By Angus Loten |  Jul 27, 2006

A new report claims more than 2,500 large companies received money earmarked for small businesses.  Read story

Hearing: Employers Rely on Immigrants

May 11, 2007

Immigration reform needs to balance national security issues with access to qualified employees to offset an expected labor shortage in the years ahead, s...  Read story

Possible Democratic Partners?

By Kate Ackley |  Apr 1, 2007

Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority?  Read story

House Approves SBA Funding

Jun 29, 2007

The House on Thursday approved $582 million in funding for federal small-business lending and assistance programs overseen by the Small Business Administr...  Read story

Economic Data Dips, Surges

By Max Chafkin |  Jun 30, 2005

June 30, 2005 --Reports released Thursday by the Departments of Labor and Commerce provided mixed messages on the economy, while House Dem...  Read story

MESBICs, Loan Programs Face The Budget Axe

Aug 1, 1981

Federal aid to minority businesses will suffer substantial reductions once budget cutters in both the Administration and Congress complete their review of...  Read story

Energy Investments Expected to Climb

By Angus Loten |  Jan 2, 2007

Ninety-one percent of venture capitalists see more money going to energy, compared to just 23 percent for technology.  Read story

New Bills Propose Expansion of SBDCs

By Mina Azodi |  Jul 27, 2005

July 27, 2005 --Small Business Development Centers may have a chance to expand counseling and client services thanks to four bills recentl...  Read story

Congresswoman Calling for SBA Chief's Resignation

By Angus Loten |  Dec 15, 2005

Dec. 15, 2005 --The ranking member of the House Small Business Committee is calling for the resignation of Small Business Administration c...  Read story

House Approves Small-Business Loan Bill

Apr 26, 2007

April 26, 2007 -- House lawmakers this week approved legislation that seeks to improve access to capital for small-business owners by boo...  Read story

Small-Firm Investment Bill Approved

Sep 21, 2007

Federal lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that overhauls the government's main lending programs for small businesses. The Small Bus...  Read story

New Faces on House Small-Business Committee

Jan 24, 2007

Jan. 24, 2007 -- The Democrat-led House Small Business Committee announced its full membership for the 110th Congress this week. Of the 1...  Read story

House Committee Approves Contracting Bill

Apr 25, 2007

April 25, 2007 -- The House Small Business Committee this week approved legislation that would boost federal contracting goals for small ...  Read story

House Takes Up Regulatory Relief Bill

Jun 18, 2007

House lawmakers this week are expected to take up legislation requiring federal agencies to review the impact of regulations on the nation's small busines...  Read story

Congress Approves Small-Business Bills

Jun 21, 2007

Federal lawmakers on Wednesday approved as many as four bills aimed at boosting entrepreneurial development programs overseen by the Small Business Admini...  Read story

Fed Official: Small Firms Spared Credit Woes

By Angus Loten |  Nov 7, 2007

Having avoided the credit crunch, small businesses could get hit by housing market declines.  Read story

The 1981 Tax Cut: A Tilt To Big Business?

By Tom Richman |  Jun 1, 1981

President Reagan's tax reform plans still leave small business at a disadvantage.  Read story

I Feel Your Payroll

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Oct 1, 1996

Various politicians grade Bill Clinton on his legislative achievements in the small-business area.  Read story

House Committee Revamps SBA Disaster Loans

Mar 16, 2007

March 16, 2007 -- The House Small Business Committee has approved a package of bills aimed at improving the federal government's emergenc...  Read story

SBA Contracting Plan Draws Fire

By Angus Loten |  Jan 2, 2008

A long delayed move to boost federal contracts for women-owned businesses comes up far too short, critics say.  Read story

Feds Slow With Disaster Loans, Business Owners Say

By Angus Loten |  Oct 10, 2005

Oct. 10, 2005 --Rae Anne Ryan credits the Small Business Administration with saving her travel agency after Sept. 11, 2001. Yet last week,...  Read story

Sisterhood Is Powerful

By JAY FINEGAN |  Dec 1, 1988

Examples of key items on the National Association of Women Business Owner's agenda.  Read story

Jobs Numbers for September Fall Short of Expectations

By Darren Dahl

Oct. 14, 2004 --In its final jobs report before the November 2 presidential election, the Labor Department released some disappointing new...  Read story

Democrats: Small-Business Outlook Worst in Eight Years

By Angus Loten |  Nov 17, 2005

Nov. 17, 2005 --With a perfect storm of rising interest rates, energy prices, and health care costs, the health of the nation's small-busi...  Read story