HR-8881 — SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026

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Transparency & Accountability

The SBA would have to tell Congress each year how it uses AI — small business owners would notice no change.

Transparency & Accountability

Oversight of SBA's AI use — first yearly report in 90 days

Each year the SBA would tell Congress which AI tools it uses and what risks they bring. The first report would be due 90 days after the bill becomes law, and it would go to small business committees, not the public.

Answers on who controls SBA's AI — people or software

Each report would spell out how the agency can keep staff, not software, making the calls. The bill asks for that plan, but does not require a person to make any given choice.

More about this bill

If you run a small business, nothing about dealing with the Small Business Administration would change. But the SBA would owe Congress a yearly report on how it uses AI and machine learning. The first one would be due 90 days after the bill becomes law. Each report would cover which jobs the SBA lets AI handle, and what could go wrong. It would also spell out how the agency can keep people, not software, in charge of important decisions. The head of the SBA would then brief the small business committees within 30 days. These reports would go to those committees, not to the public.

Congressional Summary

SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to annually report on the SBA's use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The report must include information about (1) the benefits and risks posed by the SBA's use of artificial intelligence and machine learning; and (2) measures that the SBA can take to identify, evaluate, and manage such benefits and risks, including explanations of how the SBA can retain human involvement in decisions informed by the use of artificial intelligence or machine learning. Additionally, not later than 30 days after submitting each report, the SBA must brief the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship about the report.

Legislative Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyData collection, sharing, protectionGovernment information and archives

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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