Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Bills & Legislation

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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB38

Introduced
1/24/23  
Refer
1/24/23  
Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 This bill provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB449

Introduced
1/24/23  
Refer
1/24/23  
Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 This bill modifies reporting requirements related to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) disbursement of certain financial assistance. Specifically, the bill requires the SBA to report certain metrics related to the disbursement of microloans to small businesses, including (1) the number, amount, and percentage of such loans that went into default in the previous year; (2) the extent to which microloans are provided to small businesses in rural areas; and (3) the average size, rate of interest, and amount of fees charged for each microloan.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB46

Introduced
1/24/23  
American Innovation and Manufacturing Act This bill establishes within the Small Business Administration a credit facility to provide financial assistance to investment companies that finance small manufacturing businesses.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB399

Introduced
1/20/23  
Refer
1/20/23  
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023 This bill expands the primary functions and additional duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to include (1) examining the role of small businesses in the international economy, and (2) representing the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities to contribute to regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small businesses.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB77

Introduced
1/25/23  
STEP Improvement Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program. Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program. The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB300

Introduced
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
DLARA Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1199

Introduced
3/27/25  
SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SR71

Introduced
2/11/25  
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1093

Introduced
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB1309

Introduced
4/4/25  
Winter Recreation Small Business Recovery Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB202

Introduced
1/23/25  
Helping Small Businesses THRIVE Act Helping Small Businesses To Hedge Risk and Insure against Volatile Expenses Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB804

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Rural Small Business Resilience ActThis bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB825

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters ActThis bill prohibits individuals convicted of certain financial crimes from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration (SBA).Specifically, the bill prohibits individuals who have been convicted of a crime involving financial misconduct or a false statement with respect to certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans, Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants, and Shuttered Venue Operators grants) from receiving any financial assistance from the SBA (other than a disaster loan).The prohibition includes SBA assistance to small businesses that have an owner, officer, director, or key employee who has been convicted of such a crime.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB818

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 or the SPUR ActThis bill requires federal agencies to include on their annual scorecard for small business contracting the number of small businesses that receive a prime contract for the first time and are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB592

Introduced
2/13/25  
Simplifying Subcontracting Act