HR 8879

Summary

Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to report annually, as part of the President's budget submission, information about specified SBA contracting programs. The reporting requirement applies to the 8(a) Business Development program, Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract program, HUBZone program, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program.  The report must include the total number of unique small business concerns certified for participation in each program, the number of applications for certification for two or more such programs, and the percentage of total applicants that received two or more certifications. 

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Johnny Olszewski [D-MD-2]

Cosponsors

1

Policy area

Commerce

Introduced

2026-05-19

Latest action

2026-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committee referrals

• Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-06-24
• Small Business Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-06-03
• Small Business Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-05-20
• Small Business Committee: House · Referred To · 2026-05-19

Recent actions

• 2026-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
• 2026-06-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-06-23: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146)
• 2026-06-23: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• 2026-06-23: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8879.