H.R. 9885

Summary

H.R. 9885, the Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 22, 2026 by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D). It was referred to Small Business, and last saw action on Jul 22, 2026: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 9885 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9885 IH: Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9885  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2026   Ms. Velázquez  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   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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026  .
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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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To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D) sponsors H.R. 9885 alone.

Nydia Velazquez

Rep. · D–NY-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9885 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Small Business.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jul 22, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Small Business

Small Business

Referred To · Jul 22, 2026 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9885 has taken 2 actions since Jul 22, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9885 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9885 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Maintaining Small Business Engagement Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To clarify the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act to certain actions of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 9885 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9885 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9885’s is Commerce.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9885, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 9885.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H5178]

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