Congress orders SBA to study barriers facing disabled entrepreneurs
H.R. 1621 — Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025 · Filed by Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to study and report to Congress within 180 days on the challenges entrepreneurs with disabilities face when starting and running businesses, including what support the SBA currently provides, where gaps exist, and what legislative changes might help. No new funding is authorized; the SBA must conduct the study with existing resources.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward information-gathering mandate with no regulatory, financial, or structural changes. Its sole function is to compel the SBA to document the state of support for disabled entrepreneurs and report findings to Congress.
What the text implies
- Report findings may expose significant gaps in SBA support for disabled entrepreneurs, potentially creating political pressure for future appropriations or program expansion.
- The 180-day timeline and requirement for inter-agency coordination assessment may reveal coordination failures between SBA and other federal agencies (e.g., Department of Labor, Veterans Affairs) that serve overlapping populations.
- Recommendations section may propose legislative changes that could later become the basis for more substantive bills, making this a precursor to future policy action.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill creates transparency and accountability by requiring the SBA to document what support exists for disabled entrepreneurs and identify gaps. This information can inform future policy improvements and ensures a marginalized group's needs are on the legislative record. No costs to citizens are imposed.
Named in the bill
Small Business Administration (SBA), SBA Administrator, Small Business Development Centers, Women's Business Centers, Congress, Federal agencies
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Feb 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Small Business”
- Mar 5, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Mar 5, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2401)”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,805 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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