Committee Activity

The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations will meet for a hearing titled, “Lost Opportunities? SBA’s Engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The hearing will examine whether Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are receiving adequate support from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help develop successful entrepreneurs.

To view the livestream of the hearing, click here. 

Hearing Notice 

Hearing Memo 

Witness List

Witnesses 

Panel One

Ms. Anna Maria Ortiz
Acting Director
Financial Markets and Community Investment
Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC
Testimony 

Mr. Allen Gutierrez
Associate Administrator
Office of Entrepreneurial Development
Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
Testimony

Panel Two

Dr. Paulette Dillard
President
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Testimony 

Dr. Barron H. Harvey
Dean of the School of Business
Howard University
Washington, DC
Testimony 

Dr. Michael H. Casson, Jr.
Dean of the School of Business
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
Testimony 

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis
President and CEO
Benedict College
Columbia, SC  
Testimony 

*Witness testimony will be posted within 24 hours after the hearing’s occurrence