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About the House Committee on Small Business

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The About section of the House Committee on Small Business. It states that on December 4, 1941, the U. S. House of Representatives created the first House Select Committee on Small Business, which had no legislative authority and was reauthorized each Congress until January 5, 1975, when it was made a permanent standing committee. It states that House members then granted the new standing committee certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions. It lists the House Committee on Small Business Rules and its Authorization & Oversight Plan as committee documents, and a Meet the Chairman passage states that Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas, in North Texas.

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“About the House Committee on Small Business.” Original at smallbusiness.house.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings on 2026-09-29, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/house-small-business-committee-about-chairman-roger-williams-2026-09-1-691131e1b4/, SHA-256 2536e9fb639a4cbc4841bfe7d06ea55d6ce8dfd329af59609381437b54ab82f1.

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On December 4, 1941, the U. S. House of Representatives created the first House Select Committee on Small Business. The select committee was established in response to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for America’s small businesses. While it had no legislative authority, the select committee became popular with House members and was reauthorized each Congress until January 5, 1975, when it was made a permanent standing committee. House members then granted the new standing committee with certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. Committee Documents: House Committee on Small Business Rules – Here House Committee on Small Business Authorization & Oversight Plan – Here | On December 4, 1941, the U. S. House of Representatives created the first House Select Committee on Small Business. The select committee was established in response to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for America’s small businesses. While it had no legislative authority, the select committee became popular with House members and was reauthorized each Congress until January 5, 1975, when it was made a permanent standing committee. House members then granted the new standing committee with certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. Committee Documents: House Committee on Small Business Rules – Here House Committee on Small Business Authorization & Oversight Plan – Here

MEET THE CHAIRMAN

Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which is located in North Texas and stretches from Tarrant County in the east to Callahan
County in the west. Williams was raised in the Fort Worth area and attended Texas Christian University, where he was (...)

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