Main Street Competes Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Passed House
Summary
This bill would make antitrust enforcement a central tool to boost small business competitiveness by forcing clearer data, regular reports, and formal definitions so policymakers can spot and stop mergers and conduct that harm small firms.
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- Small businesses gain clearer visibility. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission must report complaints and enforcement activity that affect self-identified small businesses, including counts by offense and the number of investigations and actions, to the SBA Chief Counsel within 180 days after the fiscal year and every two fiscal years after that.
- Enforcement agencies face new transparency and accountability. Reports must analyze how antitrust enforcement promoted competition and deterrence, giving Congress and regulators usable data on illegal mergers and anticompetitive conduct that hurt small firms.
- The law adds formal definitions and a structured review. It defines key terms like antitrust violation, Federal antitrust laws, small business, and the specified entity so future reporting and recommendations are consistent and comparable across industries.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Stronger antitrust focus for small businesses
This bill would set a policy to boost competition for small businesses. It would call for enforcing federal antitrust laws against illegal mergers and other anti-competitive acts that hurt small firms and their growth. It would also define key terms for these reports, and name the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission as the covered enforcers. This would guide oversight and priorities, not create new payments, fees, or taxes.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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