Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Vice Ranking Member Roger Williams (TX-25) released the following statements on the SBA's disastrous Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) rollout. As of yesterday, only 90 grants had been awarded by the SBA out of over 14,000 applications submitted. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced bipartisan legislation to codify the Boots to Business (B2B) program that helps transitioning service members to start and grow businesses. The B2B program is offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement following his exchangewith SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman during today's House Small Business Committee's COVID-19 relief hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced theSupporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act and the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act. Both pieces of legislation encourage more Americans to pursue Career and Technical Education paths and to consider the financial obligations that come with a 4-year degree.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the Incentivize Residential Energy Efficiency Act which would make permanent the 25C tax credit for homeowner energy efficiency improvements.
KILLEEN, TX – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the statement below following his Fort Hood Community Roundtable:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement following President Biden's speech before a joint session of Congress:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced H.R. 2717, Safer Schools Act of 2021, to establish two new grant programs that fund vulnerability assessments and physical security improvements to improve the safety of students and teachers in the classroom.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) voiced his disappointment in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) rollout of the of the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant (SVOG) application. The SVOG was authorized by the Congressman's bipartisan Save our Stages Act, which President Trump signed into law last December.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) and Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-05) reintroduced the bipartisan Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act (BSCECA) of 2021 to make banking supervision more efficient.