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Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] · D–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-10 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.
The proposed Fast Track Disaster Relief Act would require disclosure of disaster-loan applicants’ tax-return information to the Small Business Administration when its Administrator requests it in writing. Agency staff could use that information only as necessary to decide loan eligibility. The change would apply to disclosures made after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Fast Track Disaster Relief Act.
The Secretary shall, upon written request from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, disclose to officers and employees of the Small Business Administration return information of a taxpayer who is an applicant for a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.
Return information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and employees of the Small Business Administration only for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, determining a taxpayer’s eligibility for a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.
The amendments made by this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Section 2 would add a tax-information disclosure requirement to the Internal Revenue Code. Upon the Small Business Administration Administrator’s written request, the Secretary would have to disclose information about a taxpayer applying for a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act to agency officers and employees.
Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
The Secretary shall, upon written request from the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, disclose to officers and employees of the Small Business Administration return information of a taxpayer who is an applicant for a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.
Agency officers and employees could use the disclosed tax-return information only to determine the applicant’s eligibility for a section 7(b) loan, and only to the extent necessary for that decision.
Return information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and employees of the Small Business Administration only for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, determining a taxpayer’s eligibility for a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.
The bill would also update two references in Internal Revenue Code section 6103(p)(4) to include the new disclosure paragraph, numbered (23). The supplied text does not reproduce the surrounding provisions.
Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking or (22), and inserting (22), or (23), each place it appears.
The amendments would apply to disclosures made after the date of enactment.
The amendments made by this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 25, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 10, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-25T08:06:39Z. 2026-09-10: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2026-09-10: Introduced in House
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