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The House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. 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.

Member	Party	State
Nydia Velazquez	D	NY
Dennis Moore	R	FL
Heath Shuler	D	NC
Kathy Dahlkemper	D	FL
Kurt Schrader	D	OR
Ann Kirkpatrick	R	MD
Glenn Nye	R	GA
Michael Michaud	D	ME
Melissa Bean	D	MT
Daniel Lipinski	D	IL
Jason Altmire	D	PA
Yvette Clarke	D	NY
Brad Ellsworth	D	CA
Joe Sestak	D	WV
Bobby Bright	R	TN
Parker Griffith	D	NJ
Debbie Halvorson	R	NV
Sam Graves	R	MO
Roscoe Bartlett	R	MD
Todd Akin	R	MO
Steve King	R	IA
Lynn Westmoreland	R	GA
Louie Gohmert	R	TX
Mary Fallin	D	NM
Vern Buchanan	R	FL
Blaine Luetkemeyer	R	MO
Aaron Schock	R	IL
Glenn Thompson	R	PA
Mike Coffman	R	CO

Contents 1 Subcommittees 2 Committee activity 2.1 Rep. Jefferson (D-La.) takes "temporary leave" from committee 3 Previous committee membership 3.1 110th Congress (2007-2008) 3.2 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4 Articles and Resources 4.1 References 4.2 External articles 4.3 External resources 5 Contact

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
• Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology
• Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare, and Trade
• Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
• Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

Committee activity

Rep. Jefferson (D-La.) takes "temporary leave" from committee

On June 5, 2007, Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) took a "temporary leave" from the committee after he was indicted on sixteen criminal counts. These included racketeering, soliciting bribes, wire fraud, money-laundering, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Main article: William Jefferson#Federal bribery investigation

Previous committee membership

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Members of the House Committee on Small Business, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Nydia Velazquez (N.Y.), Chairman William Jefferson (La.) (on temporary leave) Heath Shuler (N.C.) Charles Gonzalez (Texas) Rick Larsen (Wash.) Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) Michael Michaud (Maine) Melissa Bean (Ill.) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Daniel Lipinski (Ill.) Gwen Moore (Wis.) Jason Altmire (Pa.) Bruce Braley (Iowa) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) Hank Johnson (Ga.) Joe Sestak (Pa.)	Steve Chabot (Ohio), Ranking Member Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Sam Graves (Mo.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.) Steve King (Iowa) Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.) Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.) Louie Gohmert (Texas) Dean Heller (Nev.) David Davis (Tenn.) Mary Fallin (Okla.) Vern Buchanan (Fla.) Jim Jordan (Ohio)

109th Congress (2005-2006)

Members of the House Committee on Small Business, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Nydia Velazquez (N.Y.), Ranking Member Juanita Millender-McDonald (Calif.) Tom Udall (N.M.) Dan Lipinski (Ill.) Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (American Samoa) Donna Christian-Christensen (Virgin Islands) Danny Davis (Ill.) Ed Case (Hawaii) Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) Mike Michaud (Maine) Linda Sanchez (Calif.) John Barrow (Ga.) Melissa Bean (Ill.)	Donald A. Manzullo (Ill.), Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (Md.) Sue W. Kelly (N.Y.) Steve Chabot (Ohio) Sam Graves (Mo.) Todd Akin (Mo.) Bill Shuster (Pa.) Marilyn Musgrave (Colo.) Jeb Bradley (N.H.) Steve King (Iowa) Thad McCotter (Mich.) Ric Keller (Fla.) Ted Poe (Texas) Mike Sodrel (Ind.) Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.) Mike Fitzpatrick (Pa.) Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.) Louie Gohmert (Texas)

Articles and Resources

Wikipedia also has an article on House Committee on Small Business. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

References

External articles

External resources

• The dKosopedia page on the House Commmittee on Small Business.

Contact

Committee Web site

• Majority staff office - (202) 225-5821
• Minority staff office - (202) 225-4038