House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology on SBIR/STTR Reauthorization (March 17, 2026)
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A press release dated March 17, 2026 from the House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology says the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, under suspension. It states that the SBIR and STTR programs expired on September 30, 2025. It reproduces a joint statement by Chairman Roger Williams, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairman Brian Babin and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren. The release says the bill reauthorizes the SBIR and STTR programs through September 30, 2031 and strengthens research security within them.
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“House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology on SBIR/STTR Reauthorization (March 17, 2026).”
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House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor Source(print): https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentprint.aspx?DocumentID=407395 House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor smallbusiness.house.gov Cmte Small Business (R) Contact: House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor Washington , March 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act , under suspension, favorably out of the chamber. The bill will now head to the President’s desk. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Technology Transfer (STTR) programs expired on September 30, 2025, following the Senate’s failure to pass the House’s clean, one-year extension. Legislation extending the SBIR/STTR programs was introduced by Chairman Williams on September 2, 2025, and passed on the House Floor , with bipartisan support, on September 15, 2025. House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX), and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) issued a joint statement following the passage of S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act : “The reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs is a critical win for the small businesses that drive American innovation. We have worked to provide entrepreneurs with the resources they need to transform bold ideas into technology that will fuel our economy, strengthen supply chains, and safeguard our future. We look forward to this bill becoming law and restoring certainty to Main Street America.” --- S. 3971, Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act · The bill reauthorizes the SBIR and STTR programs through September 30, 2031, while strengthening research security within the programs, modernizing and streamlining the programs to reduce administrative burdens, and accelerating innovation to advance cutting-edge technology. ###
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