# 119-hr-10071: 8(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026

119-hr-10071, 8(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10071
- Congress: 119
- Title: 8(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**This bill would temporarily extend and reinstate 8(a) program participation for certain small businesses.** It would also require quick SBA rulemaking and apply preexisting social-disadvantage standards to eligibility reviews. - Small businesses in the 8(a) Program between January 20, 2025 and September 30, 2026 could be offered a 1-year extension of participation starting 75 days after enactment unless they decline. - Certain firms that lost 8(a) status for failing to respond to a specified OMB information request or that voluntarily withdrew between January 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 could be reinstated as if the termination never occurred and receive a 1-year extension. - The Small Business Administration would face firm rule deadlines and limits tied to them: final implementing rules within 15 days and a 75-day rule deadline that restricts obligating funds for official travel if missed. - For Program Participants already found socially disadvantaged by June 11, 2026, the Administrator would apply the 13 C.F.R. 124.103(c) requirements as they existed on that date when deciding continued participation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-year 8(a) extension and reinstatement: benefit, medium. If enacted, small businesses that were in the SBA 8(a) Program between January 20, 2025 and September 30, 2026 would be offered a one-year extension of their participation. The extension would begin 75 days after enactment and would apply only if the business does not decline it. The bill would als…
- Fast SBA rulemaking and travel limit: benefit, low. If enacted, the SBA Administrator would have to publish rules to implement the extension and reinstatement within 15 days of enactment. Those rules would follow the notice-and-comment steps in section 553 of title 5 and be similar to rules used for the 2021 NDAA and 2021 Consolidated Appropriations…
- Freeze social-disadvantage rule for some: benefit, low. If enacted, the SBA would have to use the version of 13 C.F.R. 124.103(c) that was in effect on June 11, 2026 when deciding continued 8(a) participation for any participant found socially disadvantaged on or before that date. This would preserve the earlier regulatory standard for those specified p…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10071 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10071)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10071 (as of 2026-08-22).