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HR 7401In Committee

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act

Legislative Progress
Introduced
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Both Chambers
Enacted
SummaryReported to House
2026-02-20

Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act This 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, and understands 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.

Text Versions4 versions
VersionDateFormats
Referred in Senate2026-07-13T04:00:00Z
Engrossed in House2026-06-24T04:00:00Z
Reported in House2026-02-20T05:00:00Z
Introduced in House2026-02-05T05:00:00Z
Introduced2026-02-05
119th Congress
Cosponsors0
Co-sponsoring members
Policy Area
Primary subject
Last Action2026-07-13
Received in the Senate and Read twice an
Legislative Subjects4 total
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionSmall Business Administration
Latest Action2026-07-13

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.