Introduce legislation requiring the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, working with the Small Business Administration, to submit annual reports to Congress on the impact of antitrust laws, agency assistance to small businesses, and related policy recommendations.

The legislation would help protect small businesses from unfair competition by requiring the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to work with the Small Business Administration to submit an annual report to Congress on the impact of anti-trust laws, the agencies’ ability to assist small businesses, and relevant policy recommendations.

Schmidt backed legislation mandating an annual interagency report to Congress on antitrust impacts and small-business assistance.

Rep. Derek Schmidt's Main Street Competes Act Passes Out of Small Business Committee | Representative Derek Schmidt
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The official House homepage for Derek Schmidt says the Main Street Competes Act, described there as bipartisan legislation introduced by Schmidt and Hillary Scholten, passed unanimously out of the House Small Business Committee on May 21, 2026.

This is a concrete legislative action in the same policy area and shows Schmidt did introduce a related bill, but the source does not confirm the specific annual-report mandate in the claim or final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Derek Schmidt |
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Congress.gov's member activity page for Derek Schmidt lists H.R. 5977, the Common Repository for Small Businesses Act, as introduced on 2025-11-07 and still marked Introduced.

The official congressional record shows Schmidt has introduced legislation in the small-business space, but it does not verify the specific DOJ/FTC/SBA annual-report requirement and it remains unfinished.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Derek Schmidt | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Small Business Committee listed H.R. 8882, the Main Street Competes Act, as introduced by Reps. Scholten and Schmidt. The committee summary said the bill requires the SBA Office of Advocacy to provide recommendations to Congress on how federal antitrust enforcement affects small business competitiveness, based on DOJ and FTC data, and that it was reported favorably 23-0.

Official committee evidence shows Schmidt co-introduced H.R. 8882 in the same term and that the bill covers antitrust enforcement, small business competitiveness, Congress, DOJ, FTC, and the SBA Office of Advocacy. The summary does not by itself confirm every claimed detail, such as annual reporting or agency assistance to small businesses.

partial same_term A for effort

House Committee on Small Business Reports Nine Bills Favorably to the House
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The House Small Business Committee said the House passed H.R. 8882, the Main Street Competes Act, on June 23, 2026. Its summary said the bill requires the Office of Advocacy to report recommendations to Congress on how federal antitrust enforcement actions affect small business competitiveness, based on data provided by DOJ and FTC.

Official committee evidence shows the related bill advanced beyond introduction and passed the House in Schmidt's current term, but this source identifies Scholten as the introducer and does not confirm all detailed reporting elements in the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee on Small Business Celebrates Seven Committee Bills Passed on the House Floor
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Rep. Derek Schmidt's official House homepage described the Main Street Competes Act as bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Derek Schmidt and Hillary Scholten and said the House passed it on June 23, 2026.

Schmidt's official House site supports that he introduced or co-introduced the Main Street Competes Act and that it passed the House, but the homepage excerpt does not contain the full DOJ/FTC/SBA annual-report mandate.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Derek Schmidt |
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The House Small Business Committee announced a full committee markup for May 20, 2026, and listed H.R. ____ - Main Street Competes Act among the nine bills to be marked up.

This official schedule shows the Main Street Competes Act was set for committee action before it received the H.R. 8882 number, supporting concrete legislative effort in the same term.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee on Small Business Activity: The Week of May 18th
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Congress.gov identifies Derek Schmidt as a Republican House member from Kansas's 2nd District serving in the 119th Congress beginning in 2025.

This official member record establishes that the 2026 Main Street Competes Act activity occurred during Schmidt's current federal House term.

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Derek Schmidt | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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