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Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] · R–MO
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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 · 2026-10-01 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 Faith and Rural Small Business Act would make two organizational changes at the Small Business Administration. It would replace the title “director” with “Assistant Administrator” in the provision concerning the Office of Rural Affairs and establish a Center for Faith within the agency’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The agency’s Administrator would have to appoint the center’s director within 90 days after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the Faith and Rural Small Business Act.
(a) Office of Rural Affairs Section 26(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended by striking a director and inserting an Assistant Administrator.
(a) Establishment There is established within the Office of Entrepreneurial Development of the Administration a Center for Faith. (b) Director of the Center for Faith The Center for Faith shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Administrator not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
Section 2(a) would amend the existing Small Business Act by replacing “a director” with “an Assistant Administrator” in section 26(b), concerning the Office of Rural Affairs. The supplied bill does not reproduce the surrounding statutory language, so this textual change alone does not establish changes to the position’s duties or authority.
(a) Office of Rural Affairs Section 26(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended by striking a director and inserting an Assistant Administrator.
Section 2(b) would add a new section 26A establishing the Center for Faith within the Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The center would have a director appointed by the Small Business Administration’s Administrator, with appointment required no later than 90 days after that section’s enactment.
(b) Center for Faith The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 26 the following: 26A. Center for Faith (a) Establishment There is established within the Office of Entrepreneurial Development of the Administration a Center for Faith. (b) Director of the Center for Faith The Center for Faith shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Administrator not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
The supplied action snapshot, updated October 9, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Small Business on October 1, 2026. This snapshot does not establish subsequent legislative action or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-09T14:07:09Z. 2026-10-01: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 2026-10-01: Introduced in House
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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