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Improves Support for Small Businesses
Recent Bills/Improves Support for Small Businesses

Improves Support for Small Businesses

IntroducedMay 19, 2026
Passed House1 month ago
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House
Senate
Pres
In Senate committee
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.
Who this affects
small business owners · entrepreneurs
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill requires government agencies to report on how antitrust laws affect small businesses.
  2. 2Agencies must analyze and report on complaints from small businesses about unfair competition.
  3. 3The bill promotes competition by addressing illegal mergers that harm small businesses.
  4. 4Reports will be submitted every two years to ensure ongoing evaluation of small business conditions.
Read the detailed 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.

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Senate
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IntroducedMay 19
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HouseJun 23
SenateCurrent

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President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Vote
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