Hearing on Increasing Small Business Administration Funding (1965)
July 20, 2026
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The Frame
The hearing concerns the legislative process to expand the financial capacity of the Small Business Administration to support small business programs under the Small Business Act of 1958.
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Small Business Administration
The agency's authorized funding levels are the subject of the proposed legislative change.
Small business owners
The programs administered by the SBA, which are subject to funding changes, provide services to small businesses.
Last recorded activity July 20, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on June 18, 1965, by a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency.
- The subject of the hearing was H.R. 7847, a bill to increase the authorization for Small Business Administration programs.
- The bill seeks to amend the Small Business Act of 1958.
- The hearing occurred during the First Session of the Eighty-ninth Congress.
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Why It Matters
The hearing concerns the legislative process to expand the financial capacity of the Small Business Administration to support small business programs under the Small Business Act of 1958.
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SBA Funding Expansion
The document marks a legislative effort in 1965 to increase the financial scope of the Small Business Administration seven years after its creation.
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