    [House Hearing, 119 Congress]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                       MARKUP OF: H.R. 5100, TO EXTEND
                      THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS, AND FOR
                               OTHER PURPOSES
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                                    HEARING

                                   BEFORE THE

                          COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
                                 UNITED STATES
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                        ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS

                                 FIRST SESSION

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                                  HEARING HELD
                               SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

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                Small Business Committee Document Number 119-018
                 Available via the GPO Website: www.govinfo.gov

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                        U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
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                       HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

                        ROGER WILLIAMS, Texas, Chairman
                            PETE STAUBER, Minnesota
                            DAN MEUSER, Pennsylvania
                             BETH VAN DUYNE, Texas
                               JAKE ELLZEY, Texas
                             MARK ALFORD, Missouri
                             NICK LALOTA, New York
                            BRAD FINSTAD, Minnesota
                              TONY WIED, Wisconsin
                          ROB BRESNAHAN, Pennsylvania
                              BRIAN JACK, Georgia
                             TROY DOWNING, Montana
                 KIMBERLYN KING-HINDS, Northern Marina Islands
                             DEREK SCHMIDT, Kansas
                            JIMMY PATRONIS, Florida
                   NYDIA VELAZQUEZ, New York, Ranking Member
                           MORGAN MCGARVEY, Kentucky
                           HILLARY SCHOLTEN, Michigan
                          LAMONICA MCIVER, New Jersey
                            GIL CISNEROS, California
                           KELLY MORRISON, Minnesota
                            GEORGE LATIMER, New York
                             DEREK TRAN, California
                           LATEEFAH SIMON, California
                           JOHNNY OLSZEWSKI, Maryland
                            HERB CONAWAY, New Jersey
                        MAGGIE GOODLANDER, New Hampshire

                     Lauren Holmes, Majority Staff Director
                     Melissa Jung, Minority Staff Director

                                C O N T E N T S

                               OPENING STATEMENTS

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    Hon. Roger Williams..............................................     1
    Hon. Nydia Velazquez.............................................     2

                                    APPENDIX

    Additional Material for the Record:
        H.R. 5100, To extend the SBIR and STTR Programs, and for
          other purposes.............................................     4
    Support Document:
        E-Vote Results...............................................     7
    Votes:
        Final Passage to H.R. 5100, ``To extend the SBIR and STTR
          Programs, and for other purposes...........................     8

      MARKUP OF: H.R. 5100, TO EXTEND THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS, AND FOR
                                 OTHER PURPOSES

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                           TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

                      House of Representatives,
                   Committee on Small Business,
                                                       1Washington, DC.
        The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:35 a.m., in Room
    2360, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert Williams
    [chairman of the Committee] presiding.
        Present: Representatives Williams, Stauber, Meuser, Van
    Duyne, Ellzey, Alford, LaLota, Finstad, Wied, Bresnahan, Jack,
    Downing, King-Hinds, Schmidt, Patronis, Velazquez, McGarvey,
    Scholten, McIver, Cisneros, Morrison, Latimer, Tran, Simon,
    Olszewski, Conaway, and Goodlander.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. The Committee will now come to order. A
    quorum is present. Without objection, the Chair is authorized
    to declare a recess of the committee at any time.
        I ask unanimous consent to name Mr. Alford and Mr. Ellzey
    to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure. Without
    objection, so moved.
        As required by House Rules, a copy of this legislative
    measure has been made available to Members and the public at
    least 24 hours in advance. Without objection, the Committee
    will vote electronically in accordance with the Committee rules
    and regulations developed by the House Committees on Rules and
    Administration.
        I now recognize myself for opening remarks.
        Today we will mark up a bipartisan bill that is critical to
    protecting American innovation. The Small Business Innovation
    Research, SBIR, and Small Business Technology Transfer, STTR,
    programs are set to expire on September 30th unless Congress
    takes action to reauthorize them. For over the decades, the
    SBIR and the STTR programs have fueled American innovation by
    providing early stage funding to small businesses, allowing
    them to develop cutting-edge technologies that strengthen our
    economy and defend our nation. As Chairman, I am committed to
    ensuring these programs remain strong and uninterrupted.
        America's small business cannot operate in uncertainty and
    our national security cannot afford an innovation gap. SBIR and
    STTR investments have developed some of the world's most
    advanced defense technologies with one goal: to keep Americans
    safe from foreign adversaries. All of us on this Committee have
    worked hard to reauthorize the programs in a bipartisan way
    that protects American innovators from foreign adversaries and
    encourages greater support for breakthrough technologies. We
    have had great bipartisan and bicameral discussions in an
    effort to move forward the INNOVATE Act. I, along with all my
    colleagues, am committed to continuing these discussions.
        With long-term reauthorization remains the goal, one thing
    has become clear: time is working against us. We cannot allow
    these vital programs to expire while Congress continues to
    consider possible reforms and examine their impact. That is why
    I introduced H.R. 5100 alongside Ranking Member Velazquez,
    House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman
    Babin, and Ranking Member Lofgren. This bill will extend the
    SBIR and the STTR programs for one more year, allowing
    meaningful discussions towards long-term reauthorization to
    continue.
        This Committee is responsible for empowering small
    businesses to do what they do best, innovate. Extending these
    programs keeps America ahead of their adversaries, creates jobs
    at home, and ensures that small business remain at the
    forefront of discovery.
        I want to thank Ranking Member Velazquez and her team for
    working with us and ensuring that these programs do not expire.
    I would also like to thank Chairman Babin, Ranking Member
    Lofgren, and their staffs for their support.
        This 1-year extension sends a clear message we will not let
    America's innovation pipeline run dry. I look forward to
    working with my colleagues in the House and the Senate to
    ensure continuity for SBIR and STTR programs and the small
    businesses participating in them.
        With that, I look forward to today's markup and yield to
    the distinguished Ranking Member from New York and my friend,
    Ms. Velazquez.
        Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your efforts on
    this clean 1-year extension of the Small Business Innovation
    Research and Technology Transfer programs.
        For more than 40 years, SBIR and STTR have been among the
    federal government's most effective engines for driving
    innovation, channeling a small share of the research and
    development budgets into highly competitive awards that fuel
    cutting-edge discoveries by small businesses. Economic analyses
    consistently show an outside return on investment for taxpayers
    and the program throughout its lifetime has been overwhelmingly
    successful.
        Unfortunately, the SBIR and STTR programs are set to expire
    at the end of the fiscal year. If these programs were allowed
    to expire agencies will lose the ability to issue new awards,
    cutting off a vital source of early stage funding for small
    businesses, delay commercialization and promising technologies,
    and weaken the federal government's ability to access new and
    emerging technologies. This is why one of my main priorities
    for the program is permanence.
        The SBIR and STTR reauthorization is our Committee's only
    must pass legislation this year. Despite the urgency, we are
    still in early stages of negotiating a comprehensive
    reauthorization and time is running short. While we share
    priorities, such as bringing in new entrants or modernizing
    Phase III, significant differences remain. To that end, I
    appreciate Chairman Williams' recognition of the obstacles we
    are facing with this reauthorization and his support for a 1-
    year extension to bring all sides together to bridge the
    differences.
        Letting the reauthorizations lapse, even briefly, will
    disrupt hundreds of small businesses in the middle of their
    research and put innovation at risk. This extension is the only
    responsible course, and I look forward to continuing to work
    with Chairman Williams and his team to reach a comprehensive
    bipartisan agreement.
        I encourage my colleagues to vote yes and I yield back.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. The gentlelady yields back. Now the
    Committee now moves to consideration of H.R. 5100. The clerk
    will report the bill.
        The CLERK. H.R. 5100, a bill to extend the SBIR----
        Chairman WILLIAMS. Without objection, H.R. 5100 is
    considered as read and open for amendment.
        Does anyone wish to offer an amendment?
        Seeing none, the question is now on favorably reporting
    H.R. 5100 to the House.
        All those in favor, say aye.
        All those opposed, say no.
        In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it and H.R. 5100
    is agreed to.
        Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chairman?
        Chairman WILLIAMS. For what purpose does the gentleman from
    Pennsylvania seek recognition?
        Mr. MEUSER. I would like to request a recorded vote.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. A recorded vote has been requested. A
    roll call vote is ordered. The clerk will open the vote.
        [The vote was taken.]
        Chairman WILLIAMS. Are there any Members who have not voted
    or wish to change their vote?
        Ms. HOLMES. If you guys need to go to other meetings, you
    absolutely can. We are going to give a couple Members time to
    run back and vote. But if you have voted, you are free to go.
        Mr. Chairman, we are just going to--we have two Members
    that are running here.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. Okay, good. Good, good, good.
        Ms. HOLMES. Thank you, guys. We appreciate it.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. Are there any other Members who have not
    voted or wish to change their vote? If not, the clerk will
    close the vote.
        The clerk will report.
        The CLERK. Mr. Chairman, on this vote the ayes are 27 and
    the noes are 0.
        Chairman WILLIAMS. Okay. The motion is agreed to and H.R.
    5100 is adopted and will be reported favorably to the House.
        Without objection, the Committee staff is authorized to
    make technical and conforming changes. And Members have 2
    business days to file additional supplemental, dissenting, and
    minority views.
        I want to thank all of you for being here today. If there's
    no further business, this concludes our day's markup. Without
    objection, the Committee stands adjourned. Thank you.
        [Whereupon, at 10:49 a.m., the committee was adjourned.]

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