Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Set to Consider Small-Business Cybersecurity Bills Next Week, (Nov 4, 2026)
Small-business cybersecurity bills are scheduled for consideration when the House returns from recess next week with two bills teed up for floor votes under suspension of House rules, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which today published a list of bills provided by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La.) that are likely to be considered beginning next Monday.
The Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act (H.R. 10238, 119th Cong. (2026)), which cleared the House Small Business Committee in September, would help small businesses comply with the Defense Department’s cybersecurity “maturity” rules for contractors (CPR, Sept. 17).
The bill would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide more resources for small-business cybersecurity. It would also direct SBA and DoD to help small businesses seeking defense contracts comply with DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, according to its text.
HR 10238 is sponsored by Rep. Tony Wied (R., Wis.) and co-sponsored by Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R., Texas) and Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R., Northern Mariana Islands).
A second bill, the Combating Foreign Threats to Main Street Act (H.R. 10329, 119th Cong. (2026)), would direct SBA to “develop and disseminate educational materials regarding foreign adversary conduct that poses material harm to small business concerns,” according to its text.
The bill would also require SBA to “provide guidance regarding cybersecurity and data protection for small business concerns” and “inform small business concerns of risks associated with foreign investment, joint ventures, licensing arrangements, and other commercial relationships involving entities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.”
HR 10329 is sponsored by Rep. Roger Williams (R., Texas), chairman of the House Small Business Committee. It cleared the committee in September.
When the House considers bills under suspension of its rules, floor debate is limited, no amendments can be offered, and adoption requires a two-thirds majority vote.
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