HR 8880 Passed in House – Cybersecurity Assistance Report

 Yesterday, the House took up HR 8880, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026, under the suspension of the rules process. After just 11 minutes of debate, the bill was passed by a voice vote. 

The bill would require the GAO to conduct a study of current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small business concerns. No new funding is authorized by this legislation. 

As this legislation moves to the Senate, it will almost certainly not be considered under regular order; the bill is not politically important enough for that time consuming process. The lack of opposition in the House may mean that it could pass in the Senate under their unanimous consent process. A more likely possibility is that the language could be added to another, more politically important, bill, either in committee consideration or as part of the floor consideration process. 

HR 8880 Introduced - Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Report

Last month, Rep Simon (D,CA) introduced HR 8880, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026. The bill would require the GAO to conduct a study of current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small business concerns. No new funding is authorized by this legislation. 

I can find no legislation in the 118th Congress that would appear to be similar to HR 8880. 

Moving Forward  

On May 20th, 2026, the House Small Business Committee held a business meeting where nine bills were considered, including HR 8880. By a vote of 23 to 0, the Committee adopted the bill as introduced. On June 3rd, 2026, the Committee Report on the bill was published. HR 8880 is currently scheduled to be considered by the House today under the suspension of the rules process. Strong, bipartisan support for the bill is expected. 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-8880-introduced-small-business - subscription required. 

Review – Bills Introduced – 5-19-26

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session, there were 74 bills introduced. Four of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog: 

HR 8870 To authorize funding for Federal-aid highways, bridge construction and rehabilitation, highway safety programs, transit programs, and rail programs, and for other purposes. Graves, Sam [Rep.-R-MO-6]   

HR 8880 To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes. Simon, Lateefah [Rep.-D-CA-12]   

S 4564 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to assess cybersecurity risks of certain software and hardware used in certain maritime facilities, and for other purposes. Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]   

S 4565 A bill to ensure the security and integrity of United States critical infrastructure by establishing an interagency task force and requiring a comprehensive report on the targeting of United States critical infrastructure by People's Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors, and for other purposes. Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]   

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for similar bills in the 118th Congress, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-5-20-26 - subscription required. 

Note: Corrected the date in the title to reflect the date of introduction. 5-21-26