# 119-hr-3986: Small Business Liberation Act

119-hr-3986, Small Business Liberation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3986
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Business Liberation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a narrow duty exemption for small businesses.** The Small Business Liberation Act would exempt from duties imposed under Executive Order 14257 goods imported by or for the use of small business concerns, using the size definition in section 3 of the Small Business Act. The bill links relief directly to that legal definition and limits the change to imports used by or for qualifying small businesses.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Duty relief for small business imports: benefit, medium. If enacted, qualifying small businesses would not pay duties on goods covered by Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041). The exemption would apply only to goods imported by or for the use of the small business. To qualify, the business must meet the Small Business Act definition of a "small bus…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3986 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3986)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3986 (as of 2026-04-21).