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39 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Small Business Joint Ventures in Federal Procurement
2025-09-02 · Resources · IF13095 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Small Business Contracting Goals
2025-07-22 · Posts · IN12018 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program
2025-07-18 · Reports · R42037 · HTML available · PDF available
The Rule of Two in Federal Procurement
2025-06-26 · Resources · IF13046 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
2025-05-05 · Resources · IF12986 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration’s Continuity of Pandemic Program Oversight
2025-03-06 · Posts · IN12521 · HTML available · PDF available
Executive Actions and Federal Contracting with Small Disadvantaged Businesses
2025-02-26 · Posts · IN12514 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
2025-02-14 · Reports · R41268 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Contract Set-Asides for Small Businesses
2024-12-17 · Resources · IF12852 · HTML available · PDF available
Sole-Source Contracts for Small Businesses
2024-12-17 · Resources · IF12853 · HTML available · PDF available
District Court Ruling on DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
2024-10-04 · Posts · IN12440 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program: Structure and Current Issues
2024-09-19 · Reports · R48190 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program: Legislative and Program History
2024-09-16 · Reports · R44844 · HTML available · PDF available
Sources of Data on Federal Small Business Contracts: In Brief
2024-09-04 · Reports · R48185 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2025 NDAA: Department of Defense Small Business Contracting
2024-08-26 · Posts · IN12416 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA Disaster Loan Limits: Policy Options and Considerations
2024-06-17 · Reports · R47245 · HTML available · PDF available
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Program Changes
2024-06-06 · Posts · IN12313 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Contracting by Veteran-Owned Small Businesses: An Overview and Analysis of Contemporary Issues
2024-06-06 · Reports · R47226 · HTML available · PDF available
The Women-Owned Small Business Contract Program: Legislative and Program History
2024-06-05 · Reports · R46322 · HTML available · PDF available
The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program
2024-05-29 · Resources · IF12458 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Small Business Contracting
2024-05-14 · Reports · R45576 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of Small Business Subcontracting: In Brief
2024-04-10 · Reports · R47585 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, and Minority Business Enterprises: Definitions and Differences in Terms Used by Government Programs
2024-04-08 · Posts · IN12266 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration Reauthorization: Issues for Congress
2024-03-12 · Reports · R47953 · HTML available · PDF available
Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization: An Overview
2023-11-30 · Reports · R47851 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions
2023-09-29 · Reports · R47745 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Program
2023-08-18 · Resources · IF12476 · HTML available · PDF available
The SBA’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program
2023-06-15 · Resources · IF12428 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
2023-04-24 · Resources · IF12055 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Contracting Under Category Management
2023-04-04 · Resources · IF12374 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Relief Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options
2023-03-01 · Reports · R46284 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends
2022-07-14 · Reports · R43846 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA’s Office of Inspector General: Overview, Impact, and Relationship with Congress
2022-07-05 · Reports · R44589 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
2022-06-15 · Reports · R40860 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Mentor-Protégé Programs
2022-06-10 · Reports · R41722 · HTML available
Small Business Set-Asides for Federal Timber Sales
2022-05-25 · Resources · IF12121 · HTML available · PDF available
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding
2022-04-27 · Reports · RL33243 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA Office of the National Ombudsman: Overview, History, and Current Issues
2022-04-19 · Reports · R45071 · HTML available · PDF available
SBA Office of Advocacy: Overview, History, and Current Issues
2022-03-30 · Reports · R43625 · HTML available · PDF available