ASBL 70, Save Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Small Businesses (Oppose New Bill), May 21, 2026
On April 27, 2026, a bill was introduced in the House (H.R. 8511 by Rep. Glenn Grothman-R, Wisconsin District 6) and the Senate (S. 4390 by Sen. Mike Lee-R, Utah) that would wipe out the federal contracting goals for minority and Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs).
We want this bill squashed and hope that you will oppose it, too, with every resource at your disposal. Please share this with everyone in your professional and personal worlds and contact the people below.
But first, did you know that less than 10% of Americans ever contact a Representative or Senator about anything? Can you imagine if everyone complaining about political things actually contacted Congress about the things that bother them? Do you know what a difference that would make? Can you imagine how things might improve?
The bills in the House and the Senate are identical would hurt thousands of businesses, deprive the economy of hundreds of thousands of new jobs, decrease competition, weaken the federal supply chain, and steer probably 100% of federal contract dollars to companies owned by men.
That must not be allowed to happen. Women own 40% of all businesses. They sell what the government buys. Rather than abolish the government’s goal that 5% of federal contracts should go to women-owned small businesses, that goal should be raised to something more fair, like 15%.
Please see our Don’t Cheat Women Project online for more about this. That’s www.DontCheatWomen.com.
Women need all the economic help they can get. Men earn and save more than women, so they dominate in politics. Men give more to campaigns, and so they have more influence with the winners. And it’s easier for them to run for office.
Men hold roughly 75% of all seats in the House, the Senate, every State Legislature and president’s cabinet, almost that many Governorships, and 90% of Committee Chair and party leadership positions.
We need the whole human race in the councils of government. Women-owned small businesses need more support, not less.
Please print out these show-notes and call the offices below. You’ll have fun with those conversations and leaving your voicemails. There’s a suggested script below.
Then call or write us and tell us how you did and what else we can do to oppose these bills. Our number is 415-404-7733, and our email is [email protected].
Our strength is in our numbers. Good things will happen when enough of us do SOMETHING.
Thank you very much for doing something to support America’s small businesses. You can see and learn more at our site, www.ASBL.com, and at www.DontCheatWomen.com.
American Small Business League
415-404-7733
www.ASBL.com
[email protected]
Regarding the House bill …
H.R. 8511, Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act.
Please contact the following and say something like this:
“I oppose H.R. 8511 because it will eliminate the Woman-Owned Small Business federal contracting program and gut other programs that help small businesses compete for federal contracts. Please do all in your power to prevent H.R. 8511 from advancing. Thank you very much.”
Contact:
YOUR Representative. Find him/her here:
www.GovTrack.us
Rep. Glenn Grothman (introduced H.R. 8511) at: Contact | U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.
Phone: (202) 225-2476
It was referred to these 4 Committees. Please contact them:
House Committee on Small Business, Republican/Majority Office
Contact | House Committee on Small Business
Phone: (202) 225-5821
House Committee on Small Business, Democratic/Minority Office
Contact | Small Business Committee
Phone: (202) 225-4038
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Phone: (202) 225-5074
House Armed Services Committee
Contact | House Armed Services Committee
Phone: 202-225-4151
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Contact Us | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Phone: (202) 225-9446
Regarding the Senate bill …
Text - S.4390 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress.
Please contact the following and say something like this:
“I oppose S. 4390 because it will eliminate the Woman-Owned Small Business federal contracting program and gut other programs that help small businesses compete for federal contracts. Please do all in your power to prevent S. 4390 from advancing. Thank you very much.”
Contact:
YOUR two Senators. Find them here:
www.GovTrack.us
Sen. Mike Lee (introduced S 4390) at: Contact - Mike Lee US Senator for Utah.
Phone: 202-224-5444
It was referred to this Committee. Please contact them:
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Contact the Committee - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Phone: (202) 224-4751
And contact the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Contact Information - U.S. Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Call 202.224.5175 for the Republican/Majority line.
Call 202.224.0507 for the Democratic/Minority line.
The American Small Business League (www.ASBL.com) works to stop the diversion of small business contracts to big businesses. Many new jobs would get created and the economy would boom if “small business” contracts didn’t go to big businesses. Our www.DontCheatWomen.com project works to raise the Woman-Owned Small Business contracting goal from 5% to 15%.
99% OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASN’T DONE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEM, SURVEY FINDS, March 3, 2023, GovExec.com. “89 percent of women small-business owners said they feel they are not on a level playing field with men who own businesses. Central to that feeling of neglect are continued challenges in getting certified as a women-owned small business through the (SBA) … to compete for more federal contracts … the process to get certified is cumbersome and time-consuming … and many don’t feel it’s worth the struggle. Only 36 percent of the businesses surveyed by Goldman Sachs were certified, and of those, 58 percent said the process was difficult and 42 percent said they didn’t feel it was worth the benefits.”
