U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10644: Faith and Rural Small Business Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Small Business Act to, within the Small Business Administration, modify the Office of Rural Affairs and establish the Center for Faith, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Small Business Act to, within the Small Business Administration, modify the Office of Rural Affairs and establish the Center for Faith, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to, within the Small Business Administration, modify the Office of Rural Affairs and establish the Center for Faith, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Faith and Rural Small Business Act . SECTION 2. Office of Rural Affairs and Center for Faith of Small Business Administration (a) Office of Rural Affairs Section 26(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653(b) ) is amended by striking a director and inserting an Assistant Administrator . (b) Center for Faith The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 26 the following: SECTION 26A. Center for Faith (a) Establishment There is established within the Office of Entrepreneurial Development of the Administration a Center for Faith. (b) Director of the Center for Faith The Center for Faith shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Administrator not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section. .
Sponsors
- Mark Alford (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10644?
- HB10644 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Faith and Rural Small Business Act.
- What does HB10644 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Small Business Act to, within the Small Business Administration, modify the Office of Rural Affairs and establish the Center for Faith, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10644?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10644?
- Mark Alford (R, HD-004).
- Where is the official record for HB10644?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10644
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