Skip to main content
H.R. 8880 119th Congress House

Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2026 Introduced by: Lateefah Simon Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Commerce Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archives
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government studies and investigationsPerformance measurementSmall business
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:28 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4146-4148)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:37 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:37 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4146-4147)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:37 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:28 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8880.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:28 PM EDT
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:37 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4146-4147)
Jun 3, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
Jun 3, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-679.
May 20, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
May 20, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 19, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 19, 2026
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

What's happening now June 24, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study current federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services that assist small businesses to identify and prepare for cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.

The study must include information about the most common cyberattacks affecting small businesses and recommendations for improving the effectiveness, awareness, and coordination of federal cybersecurity initiatives and programs.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup May 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Small Business Committee
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 2

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

  • MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    for MICROSOFT CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    for MICROSOFT CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

A filing lists the bills it worked on and the parts of government it contacted in separate sections, so these are the bodies those filers named anywhere in the filing, not a per-bill breakdown.

 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · May 19, 2026
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8880: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8880/
MLA
"H.R. 8880: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8880/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8880, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8880/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 8880: Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8880/)
Report a problem