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H.R. 8882 119th Congress House

Main Street Competes Act

Official title: To amend the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2026 Introduced by: Hillary J. Scholten Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4149-4150)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:45 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8882.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:45 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4149-4151)
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:45 PM EDT
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4149-4150)
Jun 3, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 595.
Jun 3, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-682.
May 20, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 20, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
May 19, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
May 19, 2026
Introduced in House
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup May 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Small Business Committee
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Goodlander, Maggie
New Hampshire · May 21, 2026
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Schmidt, Derek
Kansas · May 19, 2026
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