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Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)

Streamlining Small Business Contracts Act of 2026

H.R. 7154 · House bill Commerce

A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Streamlining Small Business Contracts Act of 2026," aims to amend the Small Business Act. The primary purpose is to modify the dollar threshold for certain sole source contracts. Specifically, it increases various limits to a new amount of $10,000,000. These changes affect several sections of the Small Business Act.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +6

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill directly benefits small businesses by raising the dollar threshold for certain sole source federal contracts to $10,000,000.

  • Scored +6

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Business owners qualifying for small business sole source contracting benefit significantly from the increased $10,000,000 threshold.

  • Scored +3

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    By raising sole source contract thresholds to $10,000,000, small businesses may experience business growth that can support additional hiring.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.