On June 12, Small Business Majority and the Small Business Tax Reform Coalition sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, signed by nearly 200 small business owners from across the country, urging Congress to pass legislation similar to the Mom and Pop Tax Relief Act (H.R. 3249). The bill would replace the existing 20% passthrough deduction under Section 199A with a simplified deduction of up to $25,000. The letter highlights how H.R.
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On June 5, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025, and H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act. These bills would, respectively, require the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate any regional, district, or local office located in a 'sanctuary jurisdiction,' and mandate that any business applying for an SBA loan be entirely owned by U.S. citizens. Small Business Majority’s opposition letter was submitted to the record on the House floor by Rep.
viernes, julio 18, 2025 |
On July 18, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record in response to a U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing titled “Dodd-Frank Turns 15: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead.” The statement outlines the existing financing gaps that disproportionately impact women- and minority-owned businesses and how the implementation of Section 1071, which requires banks to collect and report data on small business loan applicants to the CFPB, would address these disparities by increasing transparency in the small business lending market.
jueves, julio 17, 2025 |
On July 17, Small Business Majority Senior Fellow Geri Sanchez Aglipay sent a letter to Illinois senators urging them to support SB 1784, legislation that automates the process of sealing criminal records to help our fellow Illinoisans get back to work and strengthen communities.
miércoles, julio 16, 2025 |
On July 16, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) in opposition to the Association Health Plans Act (S. 1847), which would destabilize small business health insurance markets by broadening access to Association Health Plans (AHPs) for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The expansion of AHPs, which are not subject to many Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations, would result in higher premium costs for small group markets and leave small business owners and employees with inadequate coverage.
martes, julio 8, 2025 |
On July 8, the Small Business Tax Reform Coalition (SBTRC), a joint initiative of Small Business Majority and Main Street Alliance, sent a letter to the House and Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees, urging them to preserve robust funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the FY 2026 appropriations bill.
miércoles, julio 2, 2025 |
On July 2, Small Business Majority submitted comments in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) interim final rule to further extend compliance dates set forth in the small business lending data collection rule required under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Under the interim final rule, the collection of critical small business lending data by financial institutions will be further delayed until July 1, 2026.
miércoles, junio 18, 2025 |
On June 18, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Health & Human Services urging them to pass HB79, legislation that would help to prevent medical debt by reducing red tape, increasing transparency and awareness and creating a streamlined process for accessing health coverage and free or discounted care.
martes, junio 10, 2025 |
On June 10, Small Business Majority and over 25 national and state organizations sent a letter urging the U.S. Senate to reject the nearly $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid outlined in the House-passed reconciliation bill which would strip coverage away from 7.8 million individuals. The letter emphasizes Medicaid's importance to the small business community and urges Congress to pursue alternative reforms, such as site-neutral payments, that would generate revenue without cutting individual coverage.
viernes, junio 6, 2025 |
Today, Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash, submitted a letter to the Speaker of the House and Senate Pro Tempore of North Carolina opposing legislation that would eliminate the state's corporate income tax. This is not a priority for small businesses and most small businesses do not benefit from this.
