WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The U.S. House of Representatives passed two small business bills favorably out of the chamber. H.R. 4666, To require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans – sponsored by Reps. Bean (FL-04), Mfume (MD-07), LaLota (NY-01), and Phillips… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The U.S. House of Representatives passed four small business bills favorably under suspension out of the chamber. H.R. 4480, the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans Act – sponsored by Reps. Alford (MO-04), Davids (KS-03), and LaLota (NY-01). ·         This bill seeks to identify barriers to entry faced… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released the following statement after his bill, H.R. 5427, passed the House of Representatives. “I am extremely grateful for my colleagues’ support for my legislation to implement a common sense requirement to protect the integrity of SBA lending programs,” said Chairman… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to both Commissioner Califf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Director Klein of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)regarding their respective agency’s decisions not to discuss proposed rules with Congress. This letter builds… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business wrote to the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Liz Klein, regarding the agency's policy of not discussing its' proposed rules with Congress. The Committee vehemently disagrees with BOEM's policy. November 20, 2023. Read the full letter here. Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business wrote to Commissioner Robert Califf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding their policy of not discussing proposed rules with Congress. The Committee vehemently disagrees with the FDA's policy. November 20, 2023. 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 Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), penned a letter to Director Young at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Administrator Revesz of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) regarding the FDA’s new rule that would implement product standard regulations to… Read more »

The House Committee on Small Business wrote to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Shalanda Young, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator, Richard Revesz regarding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule change to prohibit the manufacture and sale of menthol flavored cigarettes and how it will impact small… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, wrote to Assistant Secretary of Labor, Douglas Parker, concerning a new proposed rule that revises regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) compliance offers… Read more »

LETTER – The House Committee on Small Business wrote to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Douglas Parker, regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule change to the Representatives of Employers and Employees regulation and how it will impact small businesses. November 15, 2023 Read the full letter here.   Read more »