The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 8879 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Johnny Olszewski (D)

Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026

Requires the SBA to report annually on small business certification numbers for four federal contracting programs.

Tradeoff

Mandates more detailed tracking and reporting on federal small business contracting certifications with no stated cost or offset.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 8879, Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026www.cbo.gov/publication/62529 · Jun 2026

Passed the House by on June 23, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 19, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Small Business(May 19, 2026)

  3. House

    The Committee on Small Business voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 23 - 0(May 20, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-680.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 23, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Small Business and Entrepreneurship(Jun 24, 2026)