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Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
Summary
- Requires the SBA Administrator to submit an annual report on small business concern participation in covered contracting programs along with the President's budget submission.
- Requires the report to include data on the total number of certified small business concerns and application statistics across multiple certification programs.
- Requires specific reporting on service-disabled veteran-owned small business certifications, including application decisions, processing timeframes, and certification rates.
- Requires specific reporting on women-owned small business certifications, including sole source contract eligibility and certifications by national certifying entities.
- Requires specific reporting on HUBZone small business certifications, including application decisions and processing timeframes for first-time applicants and recertifications.
- Defines covered contracting programs to include Section 8(a), Section 8(m), Section 31, and Section 36 contracting assistance programs.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Johnny Olszewski’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHESAPEAKE REALTY PARTNERS $13,200
- VENABLE LLP $10,400
- HIMMELRICH ASSOCIATES, INC. $9,900
- MILEONE $9,900
- TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC $9,300
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Actions (13)
- Jun 24, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · senate
- Jun 23, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Jun 23, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146) · house
- Jun 23, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146)
- Jun 23, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8879. · house
- Jun 23, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4145-4146) · house
- Jun 23, 2026 Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Jun 3, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 593. · house
- Jun 3, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-680. · house
- May 20, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0. · house
- May 20, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- May 19, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. · house
- May 19, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business concern participation in a covered contracting programs, 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 “Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN PARTICIPATION IN A COVERED CONTRACTING PROGRAMS.
Section 10(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is amended to read as follows:
“(c) Certification Reports.—
“(1) In general.—Along with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator shall submit a report on small business concern participation in a covered contracting program during the year covered by the report that includes the following:
“(A) The total number of unique small business concerns certified for participation in a covered contracting program.
“(B) With respect to applications of small business concerns for participation in a covered contracting program—
“(i) the total number of applications for participation that have sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a certification determination, disaggregated by—
“(I) the number of applications certified for each covered contracting program; and
“(II) the number of applications for which a determination has not been made for any covered contracting program;
“(ii) the number of applications for certification for two or more covered contracting programs and the percentage of total applicants that received two or more certifications;
“(iii) the number of applications received through the single, unified platform established by the Administrator for receipt of certification applications; and
“(iv) the number of small business concerns certified for participation in a covered contracting program for which such certification documentation is contain in a system other than the platform described in clause (iii), disaggregated by covered contracting program.
“(C) With respect to applications of small business concerns for certification as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans that have sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a certification determination—
“(i) the number of applications certified;
“(ii) the number of applications denied; and
“(iii) the number of applications for which a determination has not been made.
“(D) With respect to each application of a small business concern for certification as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the timeframe between the date of submission of a completed application and the issuance of a certification or recertification determination, disaggregated by—
“(i) the number, expressed as a percentage, of certification determinations made within the timeframe established by the Administration;
“(ii) the average time for a first-time applicant to receive a certification determination; and
“(iii) the average time for an applicant that is a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to receive a recertification determination.
“(E) With respect to applications of small business concerns for certification as a small business concern owned and controlled by women that have sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a certification determination—
“(i) the number of applications certified;
“(ii) of the applications described in clause (i), the number certified that are eligible for award of a sole source contract under section 8(m)(7);
“(iii) the number of applications certified that were processed by a national certifying entity described in section 8(m)(2)(E);
“(iv) the number of applications denied; and
“(v) the number of applications for which a determination has not been made.
“(F) Of the applications described in subparagraph
(E)(ii), the number of such applications that initially did not include sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a certification determination.
“(G) With respect to each application of a small business concern for certification as a small business concern owned and controlled by women, the timeframe between the date of submission of a completed application and the issuance of a certification or recertification determination, disaggregated by—
“(i) the number, expressed as a percentage, of certification determinations made within the timeframe established by the Administration;
“(ii) the average time for a first-time applicant to receive a certification determination;
“(iii) the average time for an applicant that is a small business concern owned and controlled by women to receive a recertification determination; and
“(iv) the average time for an applicant certified by a national certifying entity to receive a determination from the Administrator, disaggregated by initial certification applications and recertification applications.
“(H) With respect to applications of small business concerns for certification as a qualified HUBZone small business concern that have sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a certification determination—
“(i) the number of applications certified;
“(ii) the number of applications denied; and
“(iii) the number of applications for which a determination has not been made.
“(I) With respect to each application of a small business concern for certification as a qualified HUBZone small business concern, the timeframe between the date of submission of a completed application and the issuance of a certification or recertification determination, disaggregated by—
“(i) the number, expressed as a percentage, of certification determinations made within the timeframe established by the Administration;
“(ii) the average time for a first-time applicant to receive a certification determination; and
“(iii) the average time for an applicant that is a qualified HUBZone small business concern to receive a recertification determination.
“(2) Covered contracting program defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered contracting program’ means contracting assistance provided by the Administrator under following:
“(A) Section 8(a).
“(B) Section 8(m).
“(C) Section 31.
“(D) Section 36.”.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8879
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business concern participation in a covered contracting programs, and for other purposes.
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