H.R. 5498 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 622 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5498 [Report No. 119–716] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Hern of Oklahoma) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business June 29, 2026Additional sponsor: Mr. Bresnahan June 29, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 18, 2025 A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide information to small business concerns on individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026. 2. Outreach to small business concerns on individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (a) Dissemination The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall disseminate information developed by appropriate Federal agencies on individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements to small business concerns through— (1) small business development centers; and (2) district offices of the Administration. (b) Publication The Administrator shall include the information described in subsection (a) in outreach and communications of the Small Business Administration, including social media, press releases, and publication on a website of the Administration. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate Federal agency The term appropriate Federal agency means a Federal agency, as determined by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and includes the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor. (2) Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement The term individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement has the meaning given by the rule entitled Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans (84 Fed. Reg. 28888; June 20, 2019). (3) Small Business Act definitions The terms small business concern and small business development center have the meanings given, respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). June 29, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed