Washington, D.C.— Under the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House this evening, small businesses will be granted greater opportunities to participate in the federal procurement marketplace. Several bipartisan measures authored by Committee members were included in the final bill.
Preserving Small Business Contracting Opportunities (Led by Rep.… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee under Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) examined additional bold legislative solutions to help small businesses recover in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The virtual hearing covered relief efforts put in place during the Great Recession to aid small businesses, current programs implemented since the start of the crisis,… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced several Committee hearings throughout July:
Wednesday, July 15 – 1 P.M.: Remote Hearing: Long-Lasting Solutions for a Small Business Recovery
Thursday, July 16 – 1 P.M.: Remote Hearing: Putting America Back to Work: The Role of Workforce Development and Small… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access heard testimony from small business owners and experts about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on small business supply chains. Since the onset of the pandemic, many small business supply chains have been disrupted, exposing long-standing vulnerabilities in the way… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee under Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) heard testimony from the head of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA). ODA has been responsible for the administration of COVID-19 relief loans through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
“Throughout the process, SBA… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation approved already in the Senate to extend the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) authority to approve Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans through August 8, 2020.
“As the Trump Administration’s piecemeal response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to jeopardize public… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in response to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, which found that the Trump Administration’s mishandling of small business relief aid puts taxpayer funding in jeopardy.
“As our nation continues to… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) penned a letter to FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra calling on the agency to launch an investigation into withholdings taken by payment processor First Data from the company’s Puerto Rican clients.
Puerto Rican businesses using First Data have reported that the companies’ merchant… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Today, the House Small Business Committee under Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) hosted a virtual hearing assessing issues that have emerged during the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The hearing gathered small business owners, lenders, and researchers to examine what has and hasn’t worked under the program and what Congress can do to… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and twelve Committee Democrats wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza asking the agencies to immediately begin publishing the demographic data of recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The… Read more »
