{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8882","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8882,"title":"Main Street Competes Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-19","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001221","fullName":"Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]","party":"D","state":"MI","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":["Bank accounts, deposits, capital","Banking and financial institutions regulation","Business investment and capital","Competition and antitrust","Government studies and investigations","Small business"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4149-4150)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4149-4150)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8882.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4149-4151)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-23","text":"Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 595.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-682.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-03","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-682.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Main Street Competes Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to separately report biennially to the Small Business Administration (SBA) on how such agency's enforcement of federal antitrust law has promoted competition and deterred anticompetitive conduct that harms small businesses.&nbsp;The reports must include&nbsp;the number of antitrust inquiries, investigations, and enforcement actions conducted by the agencies.</p><p>Further, the SBA must report to Congress a summary of the DOJ and FTC reports that includes, as appropriate, recommendations for administration actions that may promote competition and deter anticompetitive conduct.</p><p>The bill replaces a requirement that the President report annually to Congress about the role of small businesses in the economy on an industry-by-industry basis.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-19T23:41:28Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":481,"ts":"2026-10-14T08:11:08.963Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Main%20Street%20Competes%20Act"}]}}