H.R. 5498

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · September 18, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Van Duyne · Committee: Committee on Small Business

Table of contents

• H.R. 5498
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Outreach to small business concerns on individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025.

SEC. 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—
    • small business development centers; and
    • 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:
    • 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.
    • The term individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement has the meaning given by the rule entitled (84 Fed. Reg. 28888; June 20, 2019). The term has the meaning given by the rule entitled (84 Fed. Reg. 28888; June 20, 2019). Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans
    • The terms and have the meanings given, respectively, under section 3 of the Small Business Act (). small business concern,small business development center 15 U.S.C. 632