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HR 4491 · in committee · niche

SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Small Business Administration to modernize its information technology systems based on a Government Accountability Office audit.
  • Small businesses applying for government contracting certifications are affected by the IT system improvements.
  • The SBA must submit an implementation plan to Congress within 180 days of the bill becoming law.

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  1. 01

    How might modernizing SBA's IT systems reduce wait times and costs for small businesses applying for federal contracting certifications?

  2. 02

    What specific gaps did the GAO audit identify that justify the 180-day implementation timeline for this modernization?

  3. 03

    Who bears the costs of this IT modernization, and could those resources be allocated to other SBA priorities instead?

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Sponsor · D-CA-31

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)

  4. 2025-12-01 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4491.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4913-4914)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-08-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.

  9. 2025-08-15 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-223.

  10. 2025-08-15 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-223.

  11. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

  12. 2025-07-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-07-17 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  14. 2025-07-17 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-07-17 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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