H.R. 2804 119th Congress House

Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Nydia M. Velázquez Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Commerce Inflation and pricesPublic contracts and procurementSmall business

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 2, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Jul 2, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-719.

May 20, 2026

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

May 20, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced in House

Apr 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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What's happening now July 2, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Hearings & markups 1

Various Measures
Markup May 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Small Business Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Small Business Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 54

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

SOURCEAMERICA
for SOURCEAMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
for DINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · Arizona · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
for IFB SOLUTIONS · North Carolina · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BRUMIDI GROUP
for NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PORTER GROUP, LLC
for SOURCEAMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
54 filings
SENATE
54 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
33 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
9 filings
General Services Administration (GSA)
9 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
8 filings
Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
6 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 4

Williams, Roger

Texas · May 19, 2026

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Mar 18, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Oct 28, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Apr 21, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2804: Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2804/

MLA

"H.R. 2804: Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2804/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 2804, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2804/.

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