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Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026
To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Small Business Administration to follow Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking procedures when issuing rules related to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.
- Removes an exemption that previously allowed the SBA to bypass certain Administrative Procedures Act requirements for those specific rulemakings.
- Ensures public notice and comment procedures apply to Small Business Administration rules affecting property, loans, grants, and benefits.
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Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2026
Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business Administration, 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 “Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT TO CERTAIN ACTIONS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
Notwithstanding section 553(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, such section 553 shall apply with respect to a rulemaking of the Small Business Administration that involves a matter relating to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. <all>
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