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October 3, 2019

EPA, Army to Repeal WOTUS

December 12, 2018

EPA Proposes New WOTUS Rule

August 1, 2018

EPA Seeks Comment on WOTUS

June 6, 2018

Infrastructure Bills Move Forward

October 25, 2017

EPA Withdraws Clean Power Plan

August 2, 2017

Comments Due on Rule to Redefine WOTUS

March 29, 2017

Trump Signs EO on Clean Power Plan

January 25, 2017

Trump Signs Executive Orders

May 25, 2016

House Moves Forward on Energy Reform

April 27, 2016

Senate Passes Energy Reform Bill

April 27, 2016

Senate Considers WOTUS, EPA Funding

April 13, 2016

NSBA Testifies on EPA Regulations

March 16, 2016

Amendments Stall Energy Bill

March 2, 2016

Energy Bill Poised for Floor Vote

February 17, 2016

Supreme Court Issues Stay on Clean Power Plan

February 10, 2016

Survey: Small-Business Outlook Mixed

February 10, 2016

Energy Bill Stalls Over Flint Amendment

February 10, 2016

Obama Releases Final Budget

February 3, 2016

Senate Considers Energy Bill

January 20, 2016

House Votes to Rollback WOTUS Rule

December 16, 2015

Climate Deal Reached in Paris

December 9, 2015

House Passes Energy Bill

December 2, 2015

Pivotal Week for Energy Policy in the US

December 2, 2015

New White House Regulatory Agenda

November 4, 2015

Bill Revoking EPA Water Rule Fails in Senate

October 28, 2015

Final Rule Published on EPA Power Plan

August 5, 2015

EPA Releases Clean Power Plan

July 1, 2015

Supreme Court Underscores Importance of Costs in Regs

April 8, 2015

Energy Efficiency Legislation Passes Senate

April 8, 2015

Sen. Shaheen to Serve as Ranking Member on Small Biz Panel

March 11, 2015

SBA Seeks Comment on Rules Affecting Small Biz

January 7, 2015

New Congressional Committee Leadership

January 7, 2015

The 114th Congress Begins this Week

November 19, 2014

Busy Lame Duck Week Continues

November 6, 2014

Elections Analysis: Energy and Environment

November 5, 2014

My Experience with Nextiva’s Business Phone System

September 10, 2014

House Leader Outlines September Agenda

September 4, 2014

Congress Returns with a Full Legislative Plate

June 18, 2014

Public Hearings: Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule

June 11, 2014

National Regulatory Fairness Hearing – June 25  

June 4, 2014

EPA Proposed Rule on Carbon Emissions

May 14, 2014

Senate Fails to Advance Energy Efficiency Bill

April 30, 2014

Senate Likely to Move on Energy Efficiency Legislation

March 12, 2014

House Passes Bipartisan Energy Measures

January 29, 2014

State of the Union: What it Means for Small Biz

January 29, 2014

House Committee OK’s Bill Limiting EPA’s Carbon Regs

November 13, 2013

House Hearing on EPA Rules and Draft Legislation

October 30, 2013

EPA Seeks Input on Reducing Carbon Emissions

September 25, 2013

Senate Energy Efficiency Bill in Holding Pattern

September 18, 2013

NSBA Urges Passage of Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill

September 12, 2013

Small Business Supports Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill

August 7, 2013

Senate Takes Up Energy Efficiency Legislation

July 31, 2013

House Over-Criminalization Task Force Starts Work

July 24, 2013

Energy Star Program Improvements for Small Business

June 12, 2013

U.S. Liability Costs Are Much Higher Than Competitors

April 25, 2013

NSBA Hosts Teleconference on Climate Change

April 10, 2013

NSBA to Host Climate Change Teleconference – Members Only

February 13, 2013

NSBA State of the Union Analysis

December 19, 2012

NSBA to Host Natural Gas Exports Teleconference

May 8, 2012

ENERGY STAR Launches 2012 Building Competition

March 9, 2012

New NSBA Energy and Environmental Policy

February 9, 2012

EPA to Propose New Standards on Emissions

January 24, 2012

House to Move on Energy and Transportation Bill

November 17, 2011

NSBA Report on Clean Energy Small Businesses

November 7, 2011

Senate Approves On-Bill Financing Pilot Program

October 24, 2011

NSBA Releases Energy Survey of Small Business

October 12, 2011

NSBA Testifies On Benefits of On-Bill Financing

October 5, 2011

New Energy Research Projects Funded

September 13, 2011

EPA Relaxes Lead Rule On Small Renovators

August 16, 2011

New Fuel Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

June 21, 2011

New Report: States Work to Reduce Energy Use

June 7, 2011

America’s Next Top Innovator Kicks Off

May 31, 2011

New Fuel Efficiency Labeling Announced

May 24, 2011

Small Biz Energy Efficiency Bill Introduced

May 9, 2011

GE Hosts Electric Vehicle Events in NY and DC

May 3, 2011

DOE Announces New Funding Opportunities

March 15, 2011

Commerce Announces Clean-Energy Challenge

March 1, 2011

Manufacturing Energy Tax Credit Extension

February 16, 2011

Budget: Energy

February 15, 2011

DOE Investments Pay Off

January 17, 2011

EPA National Building Competition

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LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

April 14, 2016
NSBA Trustee Michael Canty Testimony on EPA Regulations
May 10, 2012
NSBA Testimony Before the House Small Business Committee on Gas Prices
October 13, 2011
NSBA Testifies Before Senate Committee on On-Bill Financing
May 9, 2007
Increasing Gas Prices: Testimony of Michael Mitternight
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RELATED SURVEYS

NSBA 2018 Mid-Year Economic Report
NSBA’s biannual survey of small-business owners on business growth, employees, finance, economic outlook and much more.
NSBA 2018 Politics of Small Business Survey
NSBA’s biennial survey of America’s small-business owners’ political beliefs and opinions on the political parties, Congress, the administration and much more.
NSBA 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report
NSBA today released its 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report where the small-business outlook on the overall economy is at its highest point in seven years despite growing frustration over elected officials’ inability to enact needed reforms.
2015 Year-End Economic Report
NSBA on Feb. 10, 2016 released its 2015 Year-End Economic Report in which small-business owners expressed a less positive outlook on the overall economy, however, 75 percent are confident in their own business—the highest this indicator has been in four years.