Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This legislation requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement recommendations from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concerning information technology modernization. Specifically, the bill mandates addressing risks identified in the report, "IT MODERNIZATION: SBA Urgently Needs to Address Risks on Newly Deployed System." Within 180 days of the Act's enactment, the SBA Administrator, through the Chief Information Officer, must submit an implementation plan to congressional committees. This plan will detail actions to establish and implement policies and procedures for governing the Administration's IT modernization projects. These policies must include robust risk management practices, such as explicitly stating risk sources, defining parameters, and establishing strategies across all project phases. The plan must also ensure that IT acquisition and strategic plans incorporate information needed to manage cyber risks. Furthermore, it requires the development of master schedules and cost estimates using established GAO guidelines, with a briefing on the plan provided to relevant congressional committees within 30 days of its submission.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-223.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4913-4914)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4491.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-223.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4913-4914)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4491.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4913-4914)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act
USA119th CongressHR-4491| House
| Updated: 12/2/2025
This legislation requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement recommendations from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concerning information technology modernization. Specifically, the bill mandates addressing risks identified in the report, "IT MODERNIZATION: SBA Urgently Needs to Address Risks on Newly Deployed System." Within 180 days of the Act's enactment, the SBA Administrator, through the Chief Information Officer, must submit an implementation plan to congressional committees. This plan will detail actions to establish and implement policies and procedures for governing the Administration's IT modernization projects. These policies must include robust risk management practices, such as explicitly stating risk sources, defining parameters, and establishing strategies across all project phases. The plan must also ensure that IT acquisition and strategic plans incorporate information needed to manage cyber risks. Furthermore, it requires the development of master schedules and cost estimates using established GAO guidelines, with a briefing on the plan provided to relevant congressional committees within 30 days of its submission.