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U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises. The committee is chaired by Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine (Republican). The Ranking Democrat is Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.

Members

• Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Chairman
• Christopher Bond (R-MO)
• Conrad Burns (R-MT)
• Robert Bennett (R-UT)
• Michael Enzi (R-WY)
• Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)
• Mike Crapo (R-ID)
• George Allen (R-VA)
• John Ensign (R-NV)
• Norm Coleman (R-MN)
• John Kerry (D-MA), Ranking Member
• Carl Levin (D-MI)
• Tom Harkin (D-IA)
• Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
• Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
• John Edwards (D-NC)
• Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
• Evan Bayh (D-IN)
• Mark Pryor (D-AR)

Chairmen

Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business

• John J. Sparkman (D-AL) 1950-1953
• Edward J. Thye (R-MN) 1953-1955
• John J. Sparkman (D-AL) 1955-1967
• George A. Smathers (D-FL) 1967-1969
• Alan Bible (D-NV) 1969-1974
• Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) 1974-1981

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Small Business

• Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-CT) 1981-1987
• Dale Bumpers (D-AR) 1987-1995
• Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) 1995-2001
• John F. Kerry (D-MA) 2001
• Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) 2001
• John F. Kerry (D-MA) 2001-2003
• Olympia Snowe (R-ME) 2003-