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Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
Introduced May 19, 2026 · Last action Jun 24, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Summary
This legislation is called the Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026. It is being reviewed by a committee.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8879 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8879
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business
concern participation in a covered contracting programs, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Olszewski (for himself and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business
concern participation in a covered contracting programs, 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 ``Oversight and Transparency for Small
Business Certifications Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN PARTICIPATION IN A COVERED
CONTRACTING PROGRAMS.
Section 10(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(c) Certification Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Along with the submission to Congress of
the budget of the President for each fiscal year pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
Administrator shall submit a report on small business concern
participation in a covered contracting program during the year
covered by the report that includes the following:
``(A) The total number of unique small business
concerns certified for participation in a covered
contracting program.
``(B) With respect to applications of small
business concerns for participation in a covered
contracting program--
``(i) the total number of applications for
participation that have sufficient information
for the Administrator to issue a certification
determination, disaggregated by--
``(I) the number of applications
certified for each covered contracting
program; and
``(II) the number of applications
for which a determination has not been
made for any covered contracting
program;
``(ii) the number of applications for
certification for two or more covered
contracting programs and the percentage of
total applicants that received two or more
certifications;
``(iii) the number of applications received
through the single, unified platform
established by the Administrator for receipt of
certification applications; and
``(iv) the number of small business
concerns certified for participation in a
covered contracting program for which such
certification documentation is contain in a
system other than the platform described in
clause (iii), disaggregated by covered
contracting program.
``(C) With respect to applications of small
business concerns for certification as a small business
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans that have sufficient information for the
Administrator to issue a certification determination--
``(i) the number of applications certified;
``(ii) the number of applications denied;
and
``(iii) the number of applications for
which a determination has not been made.
``(D) With respect to each application of a small
business concern for certification as a small business
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans, the timeframe between the date of submission
of a completed application and the issuance of a
certification or recertification determination,
disaggregated by--
``(i) the number, expressed as a
percentage, of certification determinations
made within the timeframe established by the
Administration;
``(ii) the average time for a first-time
applicant to receive a certification
determination; and
``(iii) the average time for an applicant
that is a small business concern owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans to
receive a recertification determination.
``(E) With respect to applications of small
business concerns for certification as a small business
concern owned and controlled by women that have
sufficient information for the Administrator to issue a
certification determination--
``(i) the number of applications certified;
``(ii) of the applications described in
clause (i), the number certified that are
eligible for award of a sole source contract
under section 8(m)(7);
``(iii) the number of applications
certified that were processed by a national
certifying entity described in section
8(m)(2)(E);
``(iv) the number of applications denied;
and
``(v) the number of applications for which
a determination has not been made.
``(F) Of the applications described in subparagraph
(E)(ii), the number of such applications that initially
did not include sufficient information for the
Administrator to issue a certification determination.
``(G) With respect to each application of a small
business concern for certification as a small business
concern owned and controlled by women, the timeframe
between the date of submission of a completed
application and the issuance of a certification or
recertification determination, disaggregated by--
``(i) the number, expressed as a
percentage, of certification determinations
made within the timeframe established by the
Administration;
``(ii) the average time for a first-time
applicant to receive a certification
determination;
``(iii) the average time for an applicant
that is a small business concern owned and
controlled by women to receive a
recertification determination; and
``(iv) the average time for an applicant
certified by a national certifying entity to
receive a determination from the Administrator,
disaggregated by initial certification
applications and recertification applications.
``(H) With respect to applications of small
business concerns for certification as a qualified
HUBZone small business concern that have sufficient
information for the Administrator to issue a
certification determination--
``(i) the number of applications certified;
``(ii) the number of applications denied;
and
``(iii) the number of applications for
which a determination has not been made.
``(I) With respect to each application of a small
business concern for certification as a qualified
HUBZone small business concern, the timeframe between
the date of submission of a completed application and
the issuance of a certification or recertification
determination, disaggregated by--
``(i) the number, expressed as a
percentage, of certification determinations
made within the timeframe established by the
Administration;
``(ii) the average time for a first-time
applicant to receive a certification
determination; and
``(iii) the average time for an applicant
that is a qualified HUBZone small business
concern to receive a recertification
determination.
``(2) Covered contracting program defined.--In this
subsection, the term `covered contracting program' means
contracting assistance provided by the Administrator under
following:
``(A) Section 8(a).
``(B) Section 8(m).
``(C) Section 31.
``(D) Section 36.''.
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Passed Both Chambers
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]DHouseMD
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