H.R. 8879 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2026-05-19
Latest action (2026-06-24): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What H.R. 8879 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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