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H.R. 5568
U.S. House•In 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.txt119 HR 5568 IH: Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-09-26text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.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 BILLTo ensure continued appropriations for certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act .2.Continuation of certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdownThere 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) ).
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- Introduced2025-09-26
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Sep 26, 2025
hb5568/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
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.

Rep. · D–NJ-3 · Sponsor
Introduced Sep 26, 2025

Rep. · D–TX-20 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 26, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MN-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 26, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MD-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 26, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 26, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–NV-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 30, 2025

Rep. · D–OH-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 30, 2025

Rep. · D–DE-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 3, 2025

Rep. · D–MO-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 8, 2025

Rep. · D–CA-28 · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 14, 2025
Committees
H.R. 5568 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.
Actions
H.R. 5568 has taken 2 actions since Sep 26, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com