United States House Committee on Small Business

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The United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

1 History
2 Jurisdiction
3 Members, 110th Congress
4 Subcommittees
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

[edit] Jurisdiction

The Small Business Committee has oversight and legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and its programs, as well provides assistance to and protection of small business, including financial aid and the participation of small business enterprises in federal procurement and government contracts. The committee also oversees matters related to the matters Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act. The jurisdiction extends to other programs and initiatives addressing small business outside of the confines of these two specific acts.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

Majority	Minority
Nydia Velázquez, Chairwoman, New York William J. Jefferson, Louisiana (on leave as of June 2007) Heath Shuler, North Carolina Charlie Gonzalez, Texas Rick Larsen, Washington Raul Grijalva, Arizona Mike Michaud, Maine Melissa Bean, Illinois Henry Cuellar, Texas Dan Lipinski, Illinois Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania Bruce Braley, Iowa Yvette Clarke, New York Hank Johnson, Georgia Brad Ellsworth, Indiana Joe Sestak, Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania	Steve Chabot, Ranking Member, Ohio Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland Sam Graves, Missouri Todd Akin, Missouri Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania Marilyn Musgrave, Colorado Steve King, Iowa Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska Lynn Westmoreland, Georgia Louie Gohmert, Texas Dean Heller, Nevada David Davis, Tennessee Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Vern Buchanan, Florida Jim Jordan, Ohio

[edit] Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Finance and Tax	Melissa Bean (D-IL)	Dean Heller (R-NV)
Contracting and Technology	Bruce Braley (D-IA)	David Davis (R-TN)
Regulations, Healthcare and Trade	Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)	Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship	Heath Shuler (D-NC)	Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Investigations and Oversight	Jason Altmire (D-PA)	Louie Gohmert (R-TX)