# 119-hr-6830: Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025

119-hr-6830, Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6830
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Treats violations of this Act like Sherman Act violations for purposes of the Clayton Act and unlocks the Clayton Act's private, treble-damages remedy.** It would make conduct that breaches this Act eligible for the Clayton Act section 4C(a)(1) remedy and notes that state attorneys general could bring parens patriae damages suits for price discrimination tied to Robinson-Patman Act changes. - Small businesses would gain a stronger tool to sue over unlawful price discrimination by allowing private treble-damages claims tied to this Act. - State attorneys general could bring parens patriae lawsuits for alleged price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman-related changes. - Companies accused of price discrimination would face expanded private and state damage exposure because more conduct could trigger treble damages.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New money damages for small businesses: benefit, low. This bill would let people and businesses seek money when someone breaks this bill's rules. It would change the Clayton Act so violations of this bill count like certain Sherman Act violations for private suits. If enacted, individuals, small businesses, and State attorneys general acting for resid…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission 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

## Sources
- [119-hr-6830 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6830)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6830 (as of 2026-09-21).