Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
Latest action (Jul 13, 2026) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Feb 20, 2026This bill requires Small Business Administration (SBA) employees who participate in the origination, review, or approval of SBA loans to certify in writing prior to such participation that the employee
does not have any conflict of interest with respect to the loan, will disclose any such conflict of interest arising after the certification is made, andunderstands the requirements with respect to conflicts of interest applicable SBA employees.Under current law, federal employees must disclose financial conflicts of interest with respect to a particular matter and recuse themselves from such matter (with limited exceptions upon authorization from the employee's agency designee).
The SBA must issue regulations implementing the requirements of this bill.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
1 recordedOn decisive vote
House · Jun 24, 2026
A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.
Discussion
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