# 119-hr-10644: Faith and Rural Small Business Act

119-hr-10644, Faith and Rural Small Business Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10644
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10644
- Congress: 119
- Title: Faith and Rural Small Business Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Creates a new Center for Faith inside the Small Business Administration and elevates rural affairs leadership.** The bill would change the head of the SBA Office of Rural Affairs from a Director to an Assistant Administrator and would establish a Center for Faith within the SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. It would require the Administrator to appoint a Director of the Center within 90 days of enactment and sets those leadership posts in statute without specifying program duties or funding.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New SBA faith center and leadership: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would change leadership at the Small Business Administration. It would make the Office of Rural Affairs led by an Assistant Administrator instead of a Director. It would create a new Center for Faith inside the SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The SBA Administrator…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10644 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10644)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10644 (as of 2026-10-11).