Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10978 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10978 To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate the requirement for a written justification and approval for certain contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2026 Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate the requirement for a written justification and approval for certain contracts awarded to small business concerns, 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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cutting Red Tape for Small Businesses Act''.

SEC. 2. NO WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN

SEC. 2. NO WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 8(m), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) Justification and approval not required.--A written justification and approval is not required for a contract awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by women under this subsection.''; (2) in section 31(c)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A written justification and approval is not required for a contract awarded under this subparagraph.''; and (3) in section 36(d), by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A written justification and approval is not required for a contract awarded under this subsection.''.