HR 7396
Passed a chamber
Establishes an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration to help members of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations start, expand, and win contracts for their businesses.
Official title: Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
05-FEB-2026
Referred
05-FEB-2026
Approved by committee
11-FEB-2026
Reported
17-FEB-2026
On the calendar
17-FEB-2026
Passed
23-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
24-JUN-2026
- Creates an Assistant Administrator for Native American Affairs, appointed by and reporting to the SBA Administrator.
- Lets the office give grants, contracts, and training to Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and nonprofits they govern.
- Requires an annual report to Congress on clients served, tribal consultations, and trainings held in Tribal country.
- Ends the office's authority 7 years after the date of enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (17-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 23-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Small Business Committee (House)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee (Senate)
Native Americans
■ 2 R■ 2 D
2 Republicans
2 Democrats