Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act
H.R. 5568119th Congress

Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Herbert Conaway (D-NJ-3)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Sep 26, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Funding Small Businesses During Shutdown Act.

Section 2. Continuation of certain Small Business Administration programs during a Government shutdown

There are appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations with respect to the Small Business Administration during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section, for any 30-day period of such lapse (and on a pro-rated basis if such lapse is less than 30 days) to pay for the salaries and expenses necessary to continue servicing any loans made under—

(1) $500,000 for loans made under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m));

(2) $2,916,666,667 for loans made under subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a));

(3) $1,250,000,000 for loans made under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.); and

(4) $13,775,000 for administrative expenses to carry out the loan program under subsection (m) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)).

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