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Small Business Administration: 55 rules and proposed rules since January 2024
34 final rules and 21 proposed rules since January 19, 2024, 18 of them marked significant. 1 is open for comment now. Common topics: small businesses, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, administrative practice and procedure, loan programs-business, government procurement.
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| Document | Type | Published |
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Removing Constitutional Concerns From SBA Programs 2026-19878 | Final rule | Sep 29 |
Small Business Size Standards 2026-19546 | Proposed rule | Sep 24 |
Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures 2026-17731 | Final rule | Aug 31 |
Small Business Size Standards 2026-17042 | Proposed rule | Aug 20 |
Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology 2026-17039 | Proposed rule | Aug 20 |
Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms 2026-16370 | Final rule | Aug 11 |
Reforms To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms 2026-11765 | Proposed rule | Jun 11 |
Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance 2026-10817 | Proposed rule | May 29 |
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Regulations Statutory Updates 2026-05459 | Final rule | Mar 19 |
7(a) Alternative Base Rate Options 2026-02660 | Final rule | Feb 10 |
Improving SBA Disaster Loan Ability To Provide Meaningful and Timely Assistance 2026-01797 | Final rule | Jan 29 |
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments 2026-00173 · significant | Final rule | Jan 8 |
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments 2025-24232 · significant | Final rule | Jan 2 |
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Accrual Regulatory Amendments 2025-22055 | Final rule | Dec 5, 2025 |
Tribal Consultation for SBA's Office of Manufacturing and Trade and Other Small Business Programs and Services Offered by the Agency, With a Focus on SBA's Ongoing Manufacturing, Onshoring and Export Initiatives To Encourage Small Businesses Going Global 2025-18807 | Proposed rule | Sep 29, 2025 |
Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards 2025-16142 · significant | Proposed rule | Aug 22, 2025 |
Tribal Consultation for SBA's Office of Capital Access and Access to All Agency Financial Assistance, Contracting, Business Counseling and Technical Assistance Programs, Identifying Issues and Best Practices 2025-15704 | Proposed rule | Aug 18, 2025 |
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments 2025-12584 · significant | Proposed rule | Jul 7, 2025 |
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction 2025-10156 · significant | Final rule | Jun 4, 2025 |
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments 2025-09833 | Final rule | Jun 3, 2025 |
Tribal Consultation for 8(a) Business Development Program and Mentor-Protégé Program Issues and Best Practices 2025-08294 | Proposed rule | May 12, 2025 |
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction 2025-02741 · significant | Final rule | Feb 18, 2025 |
Government Contracting: Subcontracting Program 2024-29267 · significant | Proposed rule | Dec 19, 2024 |
ALP Express Pilot to Permanent Status 2024-29706 | Final rule | Dec 18, 2024 |
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs 2024-29393 · significant | Final rule | Dec 17, 2024 |
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program Updates and Clarifications 2024-28200 | Final rule | Dec 4, 2024 |
Disaster Assistance Loan Program Updates 2024-27028 | Final rule | Nov 20, 2024 |
Surety Bond Guarantee Program: Streamlining and Modernizing 2024-26831 | Proposed rule | Nov 19, 2024 |
Small Business Contracting: Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple Award Contracts 2024-24716 · significant | Proposed rule | Oct 25, 2024 |
ALP Express Pilot to Permanent Status 2024-24753 | Proposed rule | Oct 24, 2024 |
504 Debt Refinancing 2024-22040 · significant | Final rule | Oct 1, 2024 |
Clarification to HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms 2024-21362 | Proposed rule | Sep 19, 2024 |
Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology 2024-20228 | Final rule | Sep 12, 2024 |
Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms 2024-19859 | Proposed rule | Sep 6, 2024 |
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs 2024-18325 · significant | Proposed rule | Aug 23, 2024 |
Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program-Extension of Lender Records Retention Requirements 2024-18083 · significant | Final rule | Aug 23, 2024 |
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 2024-16463 | Proposed rule | Aug 16, 2024 |
Small Business Lending Company Application Process 2024-17644 · significant | Final rule | Aug 9, 2024 |
Clarification To Direct Final Rule on Eliminating Self-Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 2024-16961 | Final rule | Aug 1, 2024 |
Disaster Assistance Loan Program Changes to Unsecured Loan Amounts and Credit Elsewhere Criteria 2024-16207 | Final rule | Jul 24, 2024 |
Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms Under Executive Order 14112 2024-16011 | Proposed rule | Jul 22, 2024 |
7(a) Working Capital Pilot Program 2024-15313 | Final rule | Jul 15, 2024 |
Eliminating Self-Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 2024-12252 | Final rule | Jun 6, 2024 |
Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments 2024-12282 | Final rule | Jun 5, 2024 |
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program Updates and Clarifications 2024-10518 | Proposed rule | May 16, 2024 |
Microloan Program; Changes to the Microloan Program Under the Economic Aid To Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 2024-09520 | Final rule | May 2, 2024 |
Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs, Disaster Loan Programs, and Surety Bond Guaranty Program 2024-09009 · significant | Final rule | Apr 30, 2024 |
Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirement for the 8(a) Business Development Program; Correction 2024-05977 · significant | Final rule | Mar 28, 2024 |
SBA Reinvestor (“Fund-of-Funds”) Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) License Educational Public Webinar 2024-05266 | Final rule | Mar 13, 2024 |
Small Business Development Centers; Correction 2024-05146 | Final rule | Mar 12, 2024 |
Providing Discretion To Extend Women-Owned Small Business Program Recertification Where Appropriate 2024-04854 | Final rule | Mar 7, 2024 |
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Alternative Size Standard for SBA's 7(a) and CDC/504 Loan Programs for Inflation; and Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for Inflation 2024-02776 · significant | Final rule | Feb 15, 2024 |
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 2024-00460 | Proposed rule | Feb 9, 2024 |
Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications; Correction 2024-01629 · significant | Final rule | Jan 29, 2024 |
Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications 2024-00559 · significant | Final rule | Jan 19, 2024 |
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