H.R. 8879 · 119th Congress

Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026

Introduced on May 19, 2026 by Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jun 24, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 19, 2026
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Small Business Act to require a report on small business concern participation in a covered contracting programs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small business
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 23, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D-MD-2Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 19, 2026Introduced in House
  2. May 19, 2026Introduced in House
  3. May 19, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. May 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 20, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  6. Jun 3, 2026Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-680.
  7. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-680.
  8. Jun 3, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 593.
  9. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4145-4146)
  11. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8879.
  12. Jun 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146)
  13. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146)
  14. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jun 24, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION1 report
    $360K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.