H.R. 8879 — Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026

This section requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit an annual report on small business participation in covered contracting programs (sections 8(a), 8(m), 31, and 36) with the President's budget submission. The report must detail the total number of unique certified concerns; the number of applications received, certified, denied, or pending for each program; the share of applicants receiving multiple certifications; processing times and compliance with agency timeframes for first-time and recertification applications; and separate metrics for women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned concerns, including sole-source eligibility and use of national certifying entities.