[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9885 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9885

       To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the 
Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
       To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the 
Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business 
                Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Maintaining Small Business 
Engagement Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT TO CERTAIN 
              ACTIONS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

    Notwithstanding section 553(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
such section 553 shall apply with respect to a rulemaking of the Small 
Business Administration that involves a matter relating to public 
property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.
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