119 HR 5498 RH: Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-06-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 622119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5498[Report No. 119–716]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 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 BusinessJune 29, 2026Additional sponsor: Mr. BresnahanJune 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, 2025A BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026.

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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