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H.R. 5498 119th Congress House

Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide information to small business concerns on individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Beth Van Duyne Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commerce Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 2, 2026
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Small Business, H. Rept. 119-716, Part II.
Jun 29, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 622.
Jun 29, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-716.
May 20, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 20, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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What's happening now July 2, 2026

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Small Business, H. Rept. 119-716, Part II.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup May 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Small Business Committee
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Lobbying activity 12

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Oct 3, 2025
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Sep 18, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Sep 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5498: Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5498/
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"H.R. 5498: Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5498/.
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H.R. 5498, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5498/.
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