House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Johnny Olszewski D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Committee actionMay 20, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 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. 8879.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8879, Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026” on June 16, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on June 3, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62529
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8879, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-680 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on June 3, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/680
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8879, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. OLSZEWSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 85, May 19, 2026, Page H3628):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8879, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3988 (119th) To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a study and submit a…
- H.Res. 1213 (119th) Supporting the recognition of April 2026 as "National County Government Month" to honor the county government workforce, educate residents…
- H.J.Res. 135 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.
- H.J.Res. 174 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for term limits for justices of the Supreme Court.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.