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The committee was first created by the U.S. House of Representatives to respond to a growing number of small business activists and organizations advocating for more protections and better government policies for the country's small businesses. After being made a permanent standing committee, it was granted certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. <ref name = "CommitteeHistory"/> ==Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in 2017<ref name = "Bill"/>== ===H.R. 1773, Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017===Sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot Chabot (R-Ohio)Co-sponsor: Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) This bill includes:*Title 1: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1597/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221597%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1597, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]**Sponsor: Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA)**Co-sponsors: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) *Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1641/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221641%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1641, Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]**Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)**Co-sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) *Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1693/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22yvette+clarke%22%5D%7D&r=3 H.R. 1693, Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]**Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)**Co-sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) *Title IV: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1640/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221640%22%5D%7D&r=1 H.R. 1640, Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]**Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) ===H.R. 1774, Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017===Sponsor: Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)Co-sponsor: Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) This bill includes:*Title I: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1702/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221702%22%5D%7D&r=4 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]**Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA)**Co-sponsors: Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA) *Title II: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1680/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221680%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1680, Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]**Sponsor: Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA)**Co-sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL) *Title III: [https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1700/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%221700%22%5D%7D&r=2 H.R. 1700, SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]**Sponsor: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC)**Co-sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) ==Pages==  These pages include complete templates and link to congress.gov. No further descriptions are given. We will link together bills that are in the same category.*[[115-HR1773 Clarity for America’s Small Contractors Act of 2017]]*[[115-HR1774 Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017]]*[[115-HR1597 The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017]]*[[115-HR1641 Defining Business Opportunity Specialists]]*[[115-HR1693 Improving Reporting on Small Business Goals]]*[[115-HR1640 Unifying Small Business Terminology Act]]*[[115-HR1702 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017]]*[[115-HR1680 Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2017]]*[[115-HR1700 SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017]] ==References== <ref name="CommitteeHistory"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/] 'Committee History', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref><ref name="Bill"> [http://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399846] 'Small Business Committee Introduces Essential Contracting and Entrepreneurial Development Legislation', ''Small Business Committee''. </ref>