Washington, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Gil Cisneros issued the following press release:
Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Small Business Ranking Member Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) introduced the 8(a) Small Business Integrity and Stability Act of 2026, legislation that protects current participants in the 8(a) program from disruptive regulatory changes, compliance burdens, and abrupt terminations of small business contracting opportunities.
The 8(a) Business Development Program is a 9-year federal contracting assistance program run by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) designed to help small, disadvantaged businesses compete in the federal marketplace. Over the past year, The SBA has made sweeping changes to the program, remov...