NEWS | SBTC Chair Testifies Before Congress on SBIR/STTR

SBTC Executive Director Jere Glover testifies before House on SBIR/STTR

FEB. 26 | TODAY, NSBA's Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) Executive Director Jere Glover testified in a hearing before the House of Representatives' Committee on Small Business titled "Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR and STTR Programs." 

SBIR and STTR programs are set to expire on September 30, 2025, and must be reauthorized to avoid a statutory lapse in authority.  Both the House and Senate are moving to try to get bills passed before then using Regular Order.  This standard process for getting bills passed requires a hearing, followed by introduction of a draft bill, then a markup hearing for adding amendments, a vote in Committee, and a vote on the floor.  The hearing marks the first step in this process.

With a new Congress underway and many new Members on the Committee unfamiliar with SBIR/STTR programs, Glover's testimony will serve as an introduction to the programs, their importance to high-tech small businesses, and the impacts they have on America's innovative economy.  Alongside the testimony, SBTC will offer recommendations to the Committee to strengthen and improve the programs.

Watch the full hearing here.