HR 8881 United States House · 119th Congress

SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026

The SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026 requires the Small Business Administration to submit annual reports detailing its use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. These reports must cover the benefits and risks of this technology, including how it impacts operations, and outline strategies to maintain human oversight in important decisions. Additionally, the bill mandates that the SBA Administrator provide a briefing to congressional committees within 30 days of submitting each report. This legislation directly affects the SBA by establishing a formal process for evaluating and managing the adoption of AI tools within the agency.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced May 19, 2026 Last action Jun 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · Jun 23, 2026

MINOR

The changes between the introduced and engrossed versions of HR 8881 are purely formatting and typographical in nature. No substantive policy language was added, removed, or modified. The bill still requires the SBA Administrator to submit annual reports on AI and machine learning use, provide briefings to congressional committees, and uses the same statutory definitions.

TECHNICAL

Added spaces after periods in section headings (e.g., '2.Reports' became '2. Reports')

Added blank lines between subsection headings and their content for improved readability

Added a blank line after the em dash at the end of paragraph (C) before the sub-items begin

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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 24, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

upper

Jun 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4148)

lower

Jun 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-681.

lower

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

May 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

lower

May 19, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor