1HOUSE · JUN 24, 2026
Passed the House
415–0PASSED
R 209–0 D 205–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 225 · 1 present · 15 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
Official title: To require employees of the Small Business Administration to certify that the employee does not have any prohibited conflicts of interest with respect to loans in which the employee is involved, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Meuser R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2026
- Committee actionFeb 11, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2026 · 415–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 13, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7401.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7401, Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act” on April 14, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on February 20, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62337
- CBO publication date
- April 14, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7401, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-500 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on February 20, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/500
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7401, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
197ac83b55b386472adf32d5a53f09331568c35bfa510f3ebd51f74444bb7553
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEUSER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 26, February 5, 2026, Page H2041):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7401, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7401
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
197ac83b55b386472adf32d5a53f09331568c35bfa510f3ebd51f74444bb7553
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 7401. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Meuser.
- H.R. 2066 (119th) Investing in All of America Act of 2025
- H.R. 1804 (119th) 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act
- H.Res. 364 (119th) Calling upon local communities to support organizations that provide resources and aid Gold Shield Families in their time of need.
- H.R. 692 (119th) China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
- H.Res. 213 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3645 (119th) ACCESS Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.