Improves Support for Small Businesses

Official: Main Street Competes Act

IntroducedMay 19, 2026

CommerceGovernment studies and investigationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationCompetition and antitrustSmall businessBusiness investment and capital

Why This Matters

This bill improves support for small businesses by requiring reports on how competition laws are enforced and their effects on small businesses.

If you own a small business, this bill ensures that federal agencies will evaluate competition issues every two years.

Affects: This bill affects small business owners and entrepreneurs across the United States.

Summary

Main Street Competes Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to separately report biennially to the Small Business Administration (SBA) on how such agency's enforcement of federal antitrust law has promoted competition and deterred anticompetitive conduct that harms small businesses. The reports must include the number of antitrust inquiries, investigations, and enforcement actions conducted by the agencies. Further, the SBA must report to Congress a summary of the DOJ and FTC reports that includes, as appropriate, recommendations for administration actions that may promote competition and deter anticompetitive conduct. The bill replaces a requirement that the President report annually to Congress about the role of small businesses in the economy on an industry-by-industry basis.

What changes is this bill making?

1. This bill requires government agencies to report on how antitrust laws affect small businesses. 2. Agencies must analyze and report on complaints from small businesses about unfair competition. 3. The bill promotes competition by addressing illegal mergers that harm small businesses. 4. Reports will be submitted every two years to ensure ongoing evaluation of small business conditions.