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H.R. 5568

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5568, the Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 26, 2025 by Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Sep 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.


Record

Text

H.R. 5568 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb5568/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5568 IH: Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-26
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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5568 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mr. Conaway (for himself, Ms. Simon , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Morrison , and Mr. Olszewski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL
To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act .
2.
Continuation of certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown
There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations with respect to the Small Business Administration during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section, for any 30-day period of such lapse (and on a pro-rated basis if such lapse is less than 30 days) to pay for the salaries and expenses necessary to continue servicing any loans made under—
(1)
$500,000 for loans made under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m) );
(2)
$2,916,666,667 for loans made under subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) );
(3)
$1,250,000,000 for loans made under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq. ); and
(4)
$13,775,000 for administrative expenses to carry out the loan program under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m) ).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Sep 26, 2025

hb5568/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (09/26/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) sponsors H.R. 5568, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5568 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Sep 26, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5568 has taken 2 actions since Sep 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 5568 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5568 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act — Display Title
  • Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5568 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5568’s is Commerce.

hr5568/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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