WASHINGTON – This week, President Trump signed S. 791, the Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017, into law. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 2655, which passed the House in July and was led by Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The Small Business Innovation Protection Act will expand intellectual property… Read more »
Small Business Committees, Advocates Hesitant to Back Obama’s Restructuring Proposal
By J.D. Harrison, Washington Post
Lawmakers and small business… Read more »
Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing entitled, “LightSquared: The Impact to Small Business GPS Users.”
The hearing focused on the impact on small businesses that may result from LightSquared’s use of its spectrum to provide broadband service near the Global Positioning System (GPS). Small businesses, including farmers, construction contractors,… Read more »
GOP Members Want Small-Business Owners to Sound Off
By Jessica Estepa, Roll Call
Republican members of the House Small Business Committee are launching an online initiative Friday to invite small-business owners to share their stories and opinions on policies.
The Small Biz Open Mic, which will be hosted on the GOP’s committee website, will allow business owners to send their feedback… Read more »
Lawmakers: SBIR Reauthorization Will Spur Job Growth
By Kate Rogers
April 07, 2011
The House of Representatives’ Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology met Thursday for a hearing on "Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation."
At the center of the hearing was a push from both House Democrats and Republicans to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation… Read more »
*** COMMITTEE HEARING ***
Hearing: “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation,”on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of… Read more »
The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and Job Creation,”on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:00 am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will review steps to advance broadband deployment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009… Read more »
Hearing: “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology, will hold a hearing entitled, “The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.,” on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 12:30pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House… Read more »
