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H.R. 5498

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5498, the Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Sep 18, 2025 by Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Small Business, H. Rept. 119-716, Part II.

Record

Text

H.R. 5498 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb5498/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5498 IH: Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-18
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5498  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 18, 2025   Ms. Van Duyne  (for herself,  Ms. Tenney , and  Mr. Hern of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    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 2025  .
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 ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) sponsors H.R. 5498, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5498 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Jul 2, 2026 · 81 Bills

Reports

2 committee reports have been filed on H.R. 5498, the latest H. Rept. 119-716.

Actions

H.R. 5498 has taken 7 actions since Sep 18, 2025, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 2, 2026
House
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Small Business, H. Rept. 119-716, Part II.Small Business Committee
Jun 29, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-716.Small Business Committee
Jun 29, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 622.
May 20, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldSmall Business Committee
May 20, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.Small Business Committee

Votes

H.R. 5498 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5498 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 5498, the latest on Aug 25, 2026.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 3 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5498 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONHealth Insurance PayerNew York27$240K
EHEALTH, INC.—California12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.14$240K
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATION13—
EHEALTH, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDER PERKINS114
ALYENE MLINAR114
ANNIE WOLF114
BRUCE MEHLMAN114
CAITLIN VAN SANT114
DAVID THOMAS114
DEAN ROSEN114
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING114
ERICA CHABOT114
HELEN TOLAR114
JON ADAME114
JOSEPH BROWN114
LAUREN ARONSON114
LISA GOLDMAN114
MICHAEL ROBINSON114
NAVEEN PARMAR114
NICHOLE DISTEFANO114
PAUL THORNELL114
ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ114
SAGE EASTMAN114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONOSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$740K3rd Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONOSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$610K4th Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONOSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$370K2nd Quarter - Report
EHEALTH, INC.EHEALTH, INC.2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
EHEALTH, INC.EHEALTH, INC.2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
OSCAR MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5498 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5498’s is Commerce.

hr5498/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5498 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care costs and insurance to Small business.

hr5498/subjects.txt
Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSmall business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5498, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VAN DUYNE:H.R. 5498.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4457]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com