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Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] · R–CO
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-08 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require the Small Business Administration to report to Congress on existing Spanish-language resources and services offered through its programs. The agency would have to describe those services, but the proposal would not require it to create, expand, reduce, or end any Spanish-language resource or service.
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report describing existing Spanish-language resources and services made available through programs administered by the Administration.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the Administrator to establish, expand, reduce, or discontinue any Spanish-language resource or service.
The bill’s short title would be the SBA Spanish Resource Report Act.
This Act may be cited as the SBA Spanish Resource Report Act.
If enacted, the bill would require the agency’s Administrator to submit the report within 180 days after enactment to the House Small Business Committee and the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report
The report would inventory existing Spanish-language information and services, including websites, application materials, guidance, outreach materials, and customer service resources.
an inventory of existing Spanish-language informational resources and services made available through such programs, including websites, application materials, guidance documents, outreach materials, and customer service resources;
The report would also describe existing Spanish-language resources and services offered through agency partners, including small business development centers, women’s business centers, Service Corps of Retired Executives chapters, and Veteran Business Outreach Centers.
a description of existing Spanish-language resources and services available through resource partners of the Administration, including— (A) a small business development center (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); (B) a women’s business center (described under section 29 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 656)); (C) a chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B))); and (D) a Veteran Business Outreach Center (described under section 32 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 657b));
The report would include available data on use of Spanish-language resources and services, including geographic trends identified by the Administrator. The requirement is qualified by whether the data are available.
data, to the extent available, regarding the use of Spanish-language resources and services, including any geographic trends identified by the Administrator;
The report would describe spending on Spanish-language translation, interpretation, outreach, contractor support, technology, and related administration. It would also assess operational or administrative considerations and include any recommendations the Administrator has for efficiently administering existing resources and services.
a description of expenditures associated with Spanish-language translation, interpretation, outreach, contractor support, technology, and related administrative costs;
an assessment of any operational or administrative considerations associated with providing Spanish-language resources and services;
any recommendations of the Administrator regarding the efficient administration of existing Spanish-language resources and services made available through such programs.
The agency would have to submit the report without classified information and make it publicly available on an agency website.
The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made publicly available on a website of the Administration.
Within 30 days after submitting the report, the Administrator would have to brief both congressional committees on it.
Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report required under this section, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a briefing on the report.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 14, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Small Business on September 8, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-14T08:05:27Z. 2026-09-08: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 2026-09-08: Introduced in House
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