# 119-hr-10622: PROMISE for Small Businesses Act

119-hr-10622, PROMISE for Small Businesses Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10622
- Congress: 119
- Title: PROMISE for Small Businesses Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-28
- Sponsor: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-10

## Summary

**Requires mandatory compliance reviews of subcontracting plans and stronger reporting by the Small Business Administration.** It would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator to evaluate not less than 10 percent of each Federal agency's contracts for compliance with required subcontracting plans and to ensure a diverse mix of contract types are reviewed. - Small businesses and federal contractors would face more oversight because the SBA would describe, by agency, the extent to which contractors complied with subcontracting plans and list any follow-up actions. - Federal agencies would have a review floor since the SBA would evaluate at least 10 percent of their contracts each fiscal year and include a diverse mix of contract types. - The SBA Administrator would take on new duties to conduct and count compliance reviews, report the number of reviews, analyze noncompliance, and report additional enforcement or review actions in the annual report.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More SBA checks on federal contractors: mixed, low. This bill would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to evaluate at least 10 percent of contracts entered in a fiscal year for each Federal agency for compliance with required subcontracting plans. The SBA would need to include a variety of contract types and subcontracting plans when pi…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10622 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10622)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10622 (as of 2026-10-10).