WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the Small Business Tariff Relief Hotline Act to help small business owners get the tariff refunds they are owed.
This new legislation would create a Tariffs and Refunds Hotline so that small business owners have a direct line to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to voice their tariff-related issues and get help navigating refunds. In addition to the new hotline, this bill would require the Chief Counsel of the SBA Office of Advocacy to submit annual reports to Congress summarizing these issues and recommending fixes.
“President Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices, making life more unaffordable, and posing an existential threat to our small businesses. Small businesses aren’t able to absorb the costs of tariffs in the same way that larger businesses are – and they certainly don’t have the time or people power to tackle all the administrative burden of seeking tariff refunds,” said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison. “We need the Small Business Administration to create a direct line to help small business owners get the refunds they need and are owed from these illegal tariffs. This legislation is an important step to both help us save our small businesses – the engine of our economy – and also to lower costs for all Americans. I’m going to continue to do everything I can to make life more affordable for Minnesotans, to fight for our small business owners, and help grow a thriving economy.”
As member of the House Small Business Committee, Rep. Kelly Morrison has spent the last two years meeting with small business owners in Minnesota, advocating on their behalf in Congress, and fighting back against President Trump’s costly and chaotic tariffs, including by:
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Meeting with Minnesotan small businesses to understand how tariffs are affecting them
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Fighting to exempt small businesses from tariffs
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Introducing legislation to provide small businesses refunds from tariffs they were forced to pay
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Pressing Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler to exempt small businesses from tariffs
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Grilling SBA officials to explain how Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada will affect small businesses
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Demanding the Trump Administration rescind tariffs on Canada
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Urging Speaker Mike Johnson to call the House to vote to end Trump’s tariff war
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Strengthening research and development opportunities for small businesses
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Introducing and passing the Rural Small Business Resilience Act to help rural small businesses recover from natural disasters
The Small Business Majority, a national small business organization representing more than 85,000 small businesses nationwide, is supporting the Small Business Tariff Relief Hotline Act.
According to research conducted by the Small Business Majority, in 2025, 60% of small businesses reported higher costs due to tariffs and over 80% of small businesses classified tariffs as a major worry for their business.
Full text of the bill can be found here.
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