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Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act
To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill provides emergency appropriations to keep specific Small Business Administration loan programs operating during a federal government shutdown in 2026. The bill allocates approximately $2.9 billion for standard small business loans, $1.25 billion for Small Business Investment Company programs, $500,000 for disaster assistance loans, and about $14 million for administrative costs. These funds would cover loan servicing operations for up to 30 days during an appropriations lapse, or proportionally less if the shutdown is shorter.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Herbert C. Conaway’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RAMAS CONTRACTORS, LLC $13,200
- NEUROSURGEONS OF NEW JERSEY $13,200
- ASTERA $12,450
- ALLIED DIGESTIVE HEALTH $10,900
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY $10,450
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Herbert C. Conaway → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mr. Conaway (for himself, Ms. Simon, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Morrison, and Mr. Olszewski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act”.
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations with respect to the Small Business Administration during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section, for any 30-day period of such lapse (and on a pro-rated basis if such lapse is less than 30 days) to pay for the salaries and expenses necessary to continue servicing any loans made under—
(1) $500,000 for loans made under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m));
(2) $2,916,666,667 for loans made under subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a));
(3) $1,250,000,000 for loans made under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.); and
(4) $13,775,000 for administrative expenses to carry out the loan program under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)). <all>
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