Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) introduced new bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act. This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing small businesses and identify existing federal initiatives and capital resources available to help them prepare for, mitigate, and defend against these risks.
Introduce and support legislation directing the Government Accountability Office to assess cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities facing small businesses and identify federal initiatives and capital resources that can help them prepare for, mitigate, and defend against those risks.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The official homepage's latest-news block for June 9-16, 2026 highlights a vote statement, a leadership appointment, and a Democratic Women's Caucus letter; the only featured legislative item on the page is the RIDER Safety Act, not a small-business cybersecurity/GAO bill.
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The committee's legislation page says it is a summary of bills referred to the House Small Business Committee, but the visible static text on the page does not surface any cybersecurity or GAO bill entry.
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GovInfo's reported House text for H.R. 8880 shows Rep. Lateefah Simon introduced the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act on May 19, 2026. The bill directs the Comptroller General to study federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services for small businesses, including cyber risks, preparedness, mitigation and recovery, and sources of capital.
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GovInfo's referred-in-Senate record for H.R. 8880 lists the last action date as June 24, 2026, when the bill was received, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The record identifies Simon as sponsor and describes the measure as requiring evaluation of federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns.
Assessments
The promise was to introduce and support legislation directing GAO to assess small-business cybersecurity risks and relevant federal initiatives/capital resources, not necessarily to secure enactment. The evidence shows Simon sponsored H.R. 8880 in the 119th Congress while serving in the same federal House term, and the bill text matches the promised GAO small-business cybersecurity assessment and capital-resources scope. Senate referral after House action further supports material advancement in the same term.
Available evidence does not confirm that Lateefah Simon introduced or materially supported the specific promised legislation directing the GAO to assess small-business cybersecurity threats and identify relevant federal initiatives and capital resources. The cited evidence is mostly negative absence-of-evidence from her homepage and a committee legislation page, which is not strong enough to conclude either delivery or failure.