United States Bills

Disapprove SBA citizenship rule

Rescinds Small Business Administration rule on citizenship, residency, and ownership for 7(a) and 504 loans.

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention

Requires SBA loan staff to certify no conflicts before working on loans; agency must issue implementing regulations within 180 days.

SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act

Requires SBA to follow GAO IT recommendations and submit a plan to improve IT project risk management, schedules, and cost estimates.

Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act

Creates an SBA Office to support Native American and Native Hawaiian small businesses with training, contracting, and funding for seven years.

Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026

SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026

Upward Mobility Act

Creates a five-year pilot letting up to 5 states consolidate certain antipoverty funds and test new benefit structures to promote work and reduce benefit cliffs.

Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery

Adds 'smoke' to the Small Business Act definition of disaster.

Microbusiness Support Act

SBA direct loan program: loans up to $100,000 for qualifying microbusinesses, eligibility rules, fees, and third-party partnerships

Boosting Housing Supply through Small Businesses

Requires SBA and HUD to coordinate loans, help, and programs for housing small businesses and publish an interagency plan.

End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act

21st Century Entrepreneurship Act

Encourages SCORE volunteers to teach entrepreneurship in after-school community learning centers for underrepresented students, with curriculum, partnerships, reports, and funding.

SPARK Act

Creates SBA programs to fund local incubators, accelerators, and provide grants and low-interest loans to underserved startups.

Small Business ICE Disruption Fund

Creates a $200 million fund for grants to small businesses that lost revenue after federal immigration enforcement actions.

Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act

Requires SBDCs to help small businesses create apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, work-based learning, and job training programs.

EFFECTIVE Food Procurement

Directs USDA to buy more food from small, diverse, and climate-friendly producers; report annually; run a procurement pilot; give grants and technical help.

AI for Mainstreet Act

Requires SBDCs to provide AI guidance, training, and outreach to small businesses to evaluate and adopt AI.

MAPWaters Act of 2025

Stop 8(a) Contracting Fraud

Temporarily stops certain sole-source 8(a) contracts until the SBA completes an audit and reports findings to Congress, with narrow national-security waivers.

Small Business Innovation Voucher Act

Creates a grant program to help small businesses buy research services from colleges and research labs to develop new products.

Main Street Lending Improvement Act

Requires a government study of small business loan disbursement times and recommendations to improve access and speed, especially in Appalachian areas.

Veteran Entrepreneurship Empowerment Act

Waives SBA guarantee fees and reduces equity requirements for many small loans to veterans, and requires SBA reporting on veteran participation.

COACH Act

Community Reclamation Partnerships Act

Allows state partnerships with community groups to reclaim abandoned coal mine lands and address mine drainage; requires approval, public notice, and state financial responsibility.