Defense Department gets more money to help small companies.
H.R. 10849 — Small Business and Defense Industrial Base Support Act · Filed by Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill raises money limits for a federal program. The program helps small companies work with the Defense Department. It can now give up to $2 million to some companies. It can give up to $1 million to others. The Secretary of Defense can raise these limits higher if needed. Congress gets 30 days' notice when this happens. The bill adds the word 'confidential' to the program's purpose.
Who it affects
Small companies that work in defense get more federal help. The Defense Department gets power to decide how much money to give.
One thing to notice
The bill adds 'confidential' to the program's purpose but does not explain why. The Secretary of Defense can raise money limits and only tell Congress after 30 days.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 19, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 19, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Defense — The head of the Defense Department.
- confidential — Secret or private information that only certain people can see.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,135 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,396 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-22.
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