Full Committee Markup

The House Committee on Small Business held a full committee markup on September 16, 2026, to consider and advance several bipartisan bills aimed at supporting small businesses across the United States. Key procurement-related discussions included legislation to modernize and improve the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 504 lending program, enhance disaster loan outreach consistency, and ensure timely payments to small businesses contracting with the federal government. The committee also addressed bills focused on combating foreign threats to small businesses, improving cybersecurity resources and compliance for small business contractors, and supporting domestic manufacturing and onshoring efforts through the SBA's Make Onshoring Great Again portal. All bills discussed, including HR 10329 (Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act), HR 4615 (Small Business Payment Performance Act), HR 10355 (Disaster Loan Outreach Consistency Act), HR 10371 (Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act), HR 10352 (504 Program Level Flexibility Act), HR 10238 (Cyber Security for Small Business Act), HR 9718 (Restoring American Manufacturing Act), and HR 10375 (504 Modernization and Small Manufacturing Enhancement Act), were reported favorably to the House with unanimous or near-unanimous support. The markup emphasized bipartisan cooperation to strengthen small business access to capital, improve federal contracting conditions, and enhance SBA program effectiveness, with several bills including provisions to increase lending limits, expedite loan processing, and improve SBA reporting and outreach.