Congress creates a Native American small-business office at the SBA.
H.R. 7396 — Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act · Filed by Sharice Davids (D-KS) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill sets up a new Office of Native American Affairs. It will be inside the Small Business Administration. The office will help Native American and Native Hawaiian business owners start and grow companies. It will offer loans, contracts, training, and money. The office will work with other government agencies and meet with tribes each year. The office will end after 7 years.
Who it affects
Native American and Native Hawaiian business owners gain access to government help. Groups that work with Native American business owners will partner with the new office. Other people's access to SBA programs stays the same.
One thing to notice
The bill creates no new money. It only directs the SBA to focus its current programs on Native American business owners.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Feb 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2026 — 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”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0”
- Jun 23, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4138-4139)”
- Jun 23, 2026 — 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.
Words to know
- Small Business Administration — A government agency that helps small companies get loans, training, and contracts.
- Office of Native American Affairs — A new office inside the SBA that will focus on helping Native American business owners.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,966 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 2026-09-22.
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