3.0.0 7401 2026-09-08T18:08:35Z 2026-09-08T18:08:35Z House H HR 2026-02-05 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7401 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 26 (Thursday, February 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEUSER:H.R. 7401.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2041]]]> sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-07-13T20:50:27Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-02-20T17:07:01Z Markup By 2026-02-11T15:43:05Z Referred To 2026-02-05T15:02:10Z H. Rept. 119-500 2026-07-13 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2026-06-24 17:06:13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-06-24 17:06:11 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 225). Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 225 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll225.xml House 119 2026-06-24T21:06:11Z 2 2026-06-24 17:06:11 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 225). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 225 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll225.xml House 119 2026-06-24T21:06:11Z 2 2026-06-24 16:31:46 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4226-4227) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-23 14:59:53 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Williams (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2026-06-23 14:54:16 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7401. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-23 14:54:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4140-4141; text: CR H4140) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-23 14:54:12 Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-02-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00426 2026-02-20 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-500. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2026-02-20 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-500. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2026-02-11 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0. Committee 2026-02-11 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2026-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 N G000604 Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] Maggie Goodlander D NH 2 2026-02-05 True 2026-04-14T16:25:00Z H.R. 7401, Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62337 As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on February 20, 2026 Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2026-03-04T21:25:17Z Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management 2026-02-24T19:19:33Z Government ethics and transparency, public corruption 2026-02-24T19:23:15Z Small Business Administration 2026-02-24T19:19:19Z Commerce 2026-07-07T20:23:00Z 07 2026-02-20 Reported to House 2026-06-17T17:40:27Z Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

This bill requires Small Business Administration (SBA) employees who participate in the origination, review, or approval of SBA loans to certify in writing prior to such participation that the employee 

  • does not have any conflict of interest with respect to the loan, 
  • will disclose any such conflict of interest arising after the certification is made, and
  • understands the requirements with respect to conflicts of interest applicable SBA employees.

Under current law, federal employees must disclose financial conflicts of interest with respect to a particular matter and recuse themselves from such matter (with limited exceptions upon authorization from the employee's agency designee).

The SBA must issue regulations implementing the requirements of this bill.

]]> Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act 2026-07-15T13:08:25Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act 2026-06-26T04:23:25Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To require employees of the Small Business Administration to certify that the employee does not have any prohibited conflicts of interest with respect to loans in which the employee is involved, and for other purposes. 2026-06-26T04:23:25Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act 2026-02-21T04:53:23Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act 2026-02-07T05:08:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act 2026-02-07T05:08:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require employees of the Small Business Administration to certify that the employee does not have any prohibited conflicts of interest with respect to loans in which the employee is involved, and for other purposes. 2026-02-07T05:03:35Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7401rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr7401rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7401eh/xml/BILLS-119hr7401eh.xml Reported in House 2026-02-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7401rh/xml/BILLS-119hr7401rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7401ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7401ih.xml 2026-07-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.