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  • Graves Introduces Bill to Incentivize More Contracting Opportunities for Small Business
    Jun 4, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today introduced the Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013 (HR 2232). The bill enhances opportunities for small businesses by adding an incentive for prime federal contractors to consider small firms for more subcontracts. Small busines... More
  • Graves: Did IRS Target Small Businesses for Political Reasons?
    May 31, 2013 - WASHINGTON, DC – House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today wrote to the IRS to inquire whether the agency also targeted small businesses for political reasons as they did with conservative nonprofit groups. Among many questions, Graves asks whether the tax returns of small bus... More
  • Week Ahead for the Committee: June 3-7
    May 31, 2013 - Committee to Hold Hearing with SBA Inspector General, Hearing on Raising Capital for Small Businesses WASHINGTON, DC – The House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), today announced the schedule for the week of June 3, 2013: On Wednesday, June 5, at 1:00 p.m., the House Small... More
  • Graves Adds Four New Regulations to Small Biz Reg Watch
    May 29, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that four new proposed rules have been added to the Committee’s new digital resource, “Small Biz Reg Watch,” including one from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), two from the Department of Transportation (DOT), and on... More
  • Hanna Subcommittee Examines Federal Contracting Challenges for Small Construction Firms
    May 23, 2013 - The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, under the chairmanship of Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY), today held a hearing exposing problems faced by small construction, architecture and engineering firms who wish to do business with the federal government, and exploring potential... More
  • Graves: The Keystone XL Pipeline Is A No-Brainer
    May 22, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement in support of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act: “If Washington intends to be focused on jobs, then the Keystone XL Pipeline is a no-brainer,” said Chairman Graves. “Last week, our Subcommittee on Agricu... More
  • Chairman Graves Adds Three New Regulations to “Small Biz Reg Watch”
    May 17, 2013 - House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that two new proposed rules and a request for comment have been added to the Committee’s new digital resource, “Small Biz Reg Watch”: the SBA Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contacting Program; the DHS/DOL Wage Methodology ... More
  • Committee Investigation Finds More Than One Thousand Small Business Contractors Weren’t Fully Paid
    May 16, 2013 - House Small Business Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that a year-long investigation into a federal contracting program has uncovered that the government owes more than one thousand small businesses millions of dollars. “Contracting with small businesses is good for the economy and it’s go... More
  • Hearing Underscores Keystone XL Pipeline’s Benefits for Small Businesses
    May 16, 2013 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, led by Chairman Scott Tipton (R-CO), today held a hearing appraising the benefits that many small businesses would reap from construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Committee heard about the economic ben... More
  • Hearing Examines Patent Reform Law and Safeguards for Small Business Innovations
    May 15, 2013 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Small Business Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), today held a hearing examining the changes in the patent system, and how to best protect the innovations of small businesses as new challenges arise. The Committee heard testimony on the changing landscape of p... More

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