WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee markup on seven bills. Chairman Roger Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s markup where we’ll be discussing seven bills that will address the needs of our nation’s small businesses. I am going to be speaking on each of the bills we bring up today in much... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee markup where all seven bills considered were passed by the Committee. Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s markup. “Today’s markup once again demonstrated that this Committee is committed to working together to meet the needs of small busine... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Department of Justice (DOJ), regarding the FTC's and DOJ's jointly released Final Merger Guidelines and the impact they will have on small businesses. April 16, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Taxes, and Capital Access is holding a hearing titled “Exploring SBA Programs: Reviewing the SBIC and SBIR Programs' Impact on Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Meuser’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing. First, I want to thank our witnesses... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access led a hearing titled “Exploring SBA Programs: Reviewing the SBIC and SBIR Programs' Impact on Small Businesses.” Subcommittee Chairman Meuser issued the following statement after today’s hearing. “The SBIC and SBIR Programs are two successful public-priva... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding their jointly released Final Merger Guidelines. Chairman Williams issued the following statement. “Nearly every week, this Administration makes a regulation withou... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” Chairman Williams’ opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on how tax policy significantly impacts our nation’s small businesses. I’d like to start ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s hearing. “I’m very grateful to have held today’s hearing focusing on how high taxes can suffocate any business, especially small businesses,” said ... Read More »
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: The House Committee on Small Business will hold a full committee hearing titled “Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex Tax Code.” In this hearing, Members will hear from witnesses how high taxes harm small businesses and how our complex tax code serves as another regulation companies must comply with. DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 10th at 10:0... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA), regarding the SBA's activities involving voter registration following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Michigan Department of State. April 4, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Reps. Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Stauber (R-MN), and Meuser (R-PA), wrote to the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding a recent decision by the SBA to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Michigan Department of State to register voters. Chairman Williams issued ... Read More »
LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA), regarding the SBA's in-office work policies and their detrimental impact on the SBA's ability to help America's small businesses. March 27, 2024 Read the full letter here. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO), led a letter along with Reps. Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Meuser (R-PA), Van Duyne (R-TX), Stauber (R-MN), Ellzey (R-TX), and Bean (R-FL) to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Isabella Guzman, regarding the SBA’s work from home policy. Chai... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “Assessing State Department Compliance with Oversight.” Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, waived on to the Subcommittee to give an update on the House Committee on Small Business’ i... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled “Conducting Oversight: Testimony from the Small Business Administrator.” Vice Chairman Luetkemeyer’s opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing which will focus on conducting oversight of the Small Business Administration. I’d like to start off by... Read More »
