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On May 19, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business in opposition of H.R. 5498, the Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025, which directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to promote the availability of Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) to small businesses. 

On May 7, Small Business Majority joined a coalition of eight national organizations representing small businesses and fair markets to file an amicus brief in the case Linney's Pizza v. Federal Reserve at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The brief argues that the Federal Reserve’s 21-cent cap on debit interchange fees, set forth by Regulation II, is unlawful and is a misinterpretation of the limits outlined in the Durbin Amendment.

On May 4, Small Business Majority sent a letter to congressional leadership outlining how rising costs and economic headwinds, including fluctuating tariff rates and the war abroad, are stifling small businesses across the nation. Sent at the start of National Small Business Week, the letter urges lawmakers to address the challenges facing small firms today by prioritizing policies that lower costs and level the playing field. 

On April 28, Small Business Majority led a coalition of nearly 100 local, state and national organizations in a letter to Small Business Committee Ranking Members Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) to endorse the Investing in the American Dream Act. The legislation seeks to overturn SBA guidance issued in February that restricts loan access for businesses without 100% U.S. citizenship ownership. Instead, it would codify previous standards allowing businesses to qualify for 7(a), 504, Microloan, and Surety Bond programs if they are based in the U.S.

On April 17, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record for a U.S. House Committee on Small Business hearing titled “Lower Taxes, Stronger Main Street: The Benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts.” Our statement details how the tax provisions, like the Section 199A pass-through deduction, made permanent under H.R. 1, or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” have fallen short of supporting small businesses in the face of rising healthcare costs and unprecedented global tariffs. 

On April 14, Small Business Majority, The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, and Families USA held a briefing on Capitol Hill for congressional staff on the need for healthcare price transparency reform. Access to affordable, high-quality healthcare provides a critical safety net for entrepreneurs and their employees; it also helps small firms recruit and retain talented workers.

On April 14, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging lawmakers to provide robust funding for the federal agencies and programs that support small businesses in fiscal year 2027. The letter calls on Congress to maintain and strengthen funding for the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the U.S.