{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8879","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8879,"title":"Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-19","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"O000176","fullName":"Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]","party":"D","state":"MD","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":["Government information and archives","Government studies and investigations","Licensing and registrations","Public contracts and procurement","Small business","Veterans' organizations and recognition"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4145-4146)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8879.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4145-4146)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 593.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-680.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-680.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>The reporting requirement applies to the</p><ul><li>8(a) Business Development program,</li><li>Women-Owned Small Business&nbsp;Federal Contract program,</li><li>HUBZone program, and</li><li>Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-02T20:56:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":697,"ts":"2026-07-14T07:44:25.451Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Oversight%20and%20Transparency%20for%20Small%20Business%20Certifications"}]}}