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Final ruleTook effect Sept. 29, 2026

Removing Constitutional Concerns From SBA Programs

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 29, 2026. Document 2026-19878. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this final rule to remove certain unnecessary and potentially unlawful regulatory provisions requiring affirmative action by SBA program applicants or recipients, and to revise a regulatory provision to make technical corrections.

The Small Business Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

13 CFR 112

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Small Business Administration has published 7 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 3 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3245-AI72 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The final rule is effective on September 29, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-19878
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesSmall Business Administration
PublishedSept. 29, 2026
Effective dateSept. 29, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3245-AI72

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register