Mike will stand against federal mandates that hurt small businesses.
If elected, he will stand against federal mandates that hurt small businesses.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The site’s April 28, 2026 featured story says Haridopolos, during the House Financial Services Committee hearing "Prioritizing Main Street: Evaluating the Impact of Capital Proposals on Economic Growth and American Communities," pressed regulators on how proposed rules would affect regional banks and economic growth.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Mike Haridopolos as sponsor of H.R.3343, the Greenlighting Growth Act. The bill passed the House by voice vote on July 21, 2025, but the latest action is Senate referral on July 22, 2025, and the tracker status is Passed House, not law. CRS says the bill limits financial information an emerging growth company must submit to the SEC.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.941 as the Small LENDER Act, officially titled to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act regarding effective date and temporary safe harbor for certain small business lending data collection rules. The page lists Rep. Mike Haridopolos as a cosponsor on February 12, 2025, and shows the bill had not passed the House, Senate, or become law.
Assessments
Haridopolos has taken same-term actions consistent with opposing federal mandates or regulatory burdens affecting small businesses, including pressing regulators in committee, sponsoring H.R.3343 after which it passed the House, and cosponsoring H.R.941 on small-business lending data rules. However, the evidence does not show an enacted federal mandate rollback or completed durable policy change attributable to him. Because the promise is broad and action-oriented, these efforts merit partial credit rather than a finding that the policy outcome was fully delivered.
Haridopolos made an in-office effort consistent with the promise by questioning regulators about proposed federal banking rules and their effects on regional banks, economic growth, and Main Street businesses. However, the evidence shows oversight and opposition activity, not that he enacted, blocked, repealed, or otherwise delivered a durable policy outcome against federal mandates harming small businesses. Because there was a serious attempt but no completed promised outcome shown, this is best scored as not delivered with an effort badge.