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.

Members

The committee is chaired by Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. The ranking Democrat is Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. The members of the Committee are:

• Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), chairman
• Kit Bond (R-Missouri)
• Conrad Burns (R-Montana)
• George F. Allen (R-Virginia)
• Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota)
• John Thune (R-South Dakota)
• Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia)
• David Vitter (R-Louisiana)
• Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming)
• John Ensign (R-Nevada)

• John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), ranking minority member
• Carl Levin (D-Michigan)
• Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
• Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut)
• Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana)
• Maria Cantwell (D-Washington)
• Evan Bayh (D-Indiana)
• Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas)

Chairmen

Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business

• John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1950-1953
• Edward J. Thye (R-Minn.) 1953-1955
• John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.) 1955-1967
• George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) 1967-1969
• Alan Bible (D-Nev.) 1969-1974
• Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) 1974-1981

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Small Business

• Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R-Conn.) 1981-1987
• Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.) 1987-1995
• Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 1995-2001
• John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001
• Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) 2001
• John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) 2001-2003
• Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) 2003-present

See Also

• Official website of committee