Commerce

HR 5568: Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act

Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to continue servicing loans made under certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs if there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2026.

If there is a lapse in FY2026 appropriations for the SBA, the bill provides specified appropriations to pay for the salaries and expenses necessary to continue servicing any loans made under several loan programs authorized by the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

The bill provides the appropriations for any 30-day period in which there is a lapse in SBA appropriations and on a pro-rated basis if the lapse is less than 30 days.

Sponsors

Herbert Conaway (D) NJ

Cosponsors

Lateefah Simon (D) CA, Joaquin Castro (D) TX, Kelly Morrison (D) MN, Johnny Olszewski (D) MD

Introduced on
Friday, September 26th, 2025

HR 5100: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and related pilot programs.

The SBIR and STTR programs are administered by various federal agencies and provide competitive awards for domestic small businesses to conduct research and development projects that have the potential for commercialization.

Sponsors

Roger Williams (R) TX

Cosponsors

Nydia Velu00e1zquez (D) NY, Brian Babin (R) TX, Zoe Lofgren (D) CA

Introduced on
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

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