United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
TheUnited States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of theU.S. Senate. It was created in an earlier and more temporary form on October 8, 1940. Its inaugural session was chaired by James E. Murray.[1]
Leadership
119th Congress
The committee chairman in the119th Congress isJoni Ernst (R).
118th Congress
The committee chairman in the118th Congress wasBen Cardin (D).
117th Congress
The committee chairman in the117th Congress wasBen Cardin (D).
116th Congress
The committee chairman in the116th Congress wasMarco Rubio (R).
115th Congress
The committee chairman in the115th Congress wasJames Risch (R).
114th Congress
The committee chairman in the114th Congress wasDavid Vitter (R).
113th Congress
The committee chairwoman in the113th Congress was initiallyMary L. Landrieu (D). Landrieu was subsequently replaced byMaria Cantwell (D) on February 19, 2014.[2]
112th Congress
The committee chairman in the112th Congress wasMary L. Landrieu (D).
Membership
2025-2026 (119th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2025-2026 | |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (10) |
2023-2024 (118th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2023-2024 | |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (9) |
Roger Marshall (R) left this committee in 2024.[Source]
Rick Scott (R) left this committee in 2024.[Source]
2021-2022 (117th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2021-2022 | |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) |
2019-2020 (116th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2019-2020 | |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (10) |
2017-2018 (115th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2017-2018 | |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (9) |
Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2018.
2015-2016 (114th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2015-2016 | |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (8) |
Cory Gardner (R) left this committee in 2016.
Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2016.
2013-2014 (113th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2013-2014 | |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (7) |
Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2014.
2011-2012 (112th Congress)
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2011-2012 | |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (8) |
Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2012.
Jurisdiction
According to the officialSenate website, the jurisdiction of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee includes the following:
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Contact
428A Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5175
Fax: 202-224-5619
See also
External links
- Official Senate Page
- Official Committee Facebook Page
- Committee profile onGovtrack
- Committee profile onLegistorm
Footnotes
- ↑U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, "About"
- ↑Small Business Trends, "Cantwell Replacing Landrieu as Chair of Senate Small Business Committee," February 17, 2014
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑U.S. Senate Committee on Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship