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. 

CRS Reports – Week of 8-3-24 – Small Business Cybersecurity

This week the Congressional Research Service published a report on “The Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program”. This program was started in 2022 and was designed to provide grants to States to help deliver cybersecurity assistance to nascent and start-up business owners. It has distributed $9 million in grant fund to date. An additional $3 million in grants is slated to be issued later this year.

This report looks at the history of the program and briefly lists other federal programs to help small businesses with cybersecurity issues. It concludes with an ‘issues for Congress’ section that looks at options available to Congress to continue, modify, or redirect the program.