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Transparency & AccountabilitySmall business owners would see how long SBA approvals take — and how many get turned down.
Transparency & Accountability
The SBA would send Congress a report each year, at the same time as the President's budget. It would show how many small firms got approved for each contracting program.
The report would show how long the SBA takes to decide, and how often it meets its own deadline. Times would be listed for the veteran-owned, women-owned, and HUBZone programs.
The SBA would report how many firms it turned down in the veteran-owned, women-owned, and HUBZone programs. It would also report how many are still waiting.
The SBA takes applications through one online platform. It would have to report how many approved firms have their files kept somewhere else.
More about this bill
Small business owners would learn how long federal contract approvals take. The Small Business Administration, or SBA, would report those wait times each year. The report also covers four programs: 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned firms, and firms owned by service-disabled veterans. These programs set aside some federal contracts for small firms that qualify. Nothing changes about who can apply or how to apply. The SBA would also report how many firms it approved, turned down, or has not decided yet. Each program gets its own count. The report would go to Congress with the President's budget. The House passed the bill in June 2026. The Senate has not voted.
Congressional 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-06-03
- Date Added
- 2026-06-19
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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