HR 2931
Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025, requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate any of its regional, district, or local offices located in states or political subdivisions designated as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions.’ A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a location that restricts information sharing with the federal government regarding citizenship or immigration status or limits compliance with Department of Homeland Security requests. The SBA must relocate these offices to a location outside of a sanctuary jurisdiction within 60 days of a public determination by the Administrator.
Key provisions
- The SBA Administrator must relocate offices in sanctuary jurisdictions.
- Relocation must occur to a location not in a sanctuary jurisdiction.
- The Administrator must publicly announce the determination of a sanctuary jurisdiction before initiating relocation.
- The relocation deadline is 60 days after the public determination.
- During relocation, the office in the sanctuary jurisdiction ceases operations.
- Employees of the relocated office are reassigned to other SBA offices outside sanctuary jurisdictions.
- The SBA may not establish new offices in sanctuary jurisdictions.
- A state is not considered a sanctuary jurisdiction if it has a policy not to share information regarding victims or witnesses of crimes.
Who is affected
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- State governments
- Local governments
- Immigrants
- Small business owners
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2931
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate certain offices of the Small Business Administration in sanctuary jurisdictions, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act
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When relocating a covered office under this section, the Administrator shall relocate such covered office to a location that—
is not in a sanctuary jurisdiction; and
Not later 60 days after the Administrator makes publicly available a determination under subsection (b) with respect to a covered office, the Administrator shall relocate such covered office in accordance with subsection (c).
If a covered office described in paragraph (1) is not relocated in accordance with subsection (c) prior to the expiration of the 60-day period applicable to such relocation under such paragraph—
not later 5 days after the expiration of such 60-day period, the head of such covered office shall submit to the Administrator a written explanation of why such covered office was not relocated prior to expiration of such 60-day period; and
during the period beginning on the day after expiration of such 60-day period and ending on the date on which such covered office is relocated to a location that is not in a sanctuary jurisdiction—
such covered office shall cease operations; and
The Administrator shall immediately remove the head of a covered office required to submit a written explanation under subparagraph (A)(i) if—
such head does not submit such a written explanation in accordance with such subparagraph; or
The Administrator may not establish a covered office in sanctuary jurisdiction.
In this section:
The term Administration means the Small Business Administration.
The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Administration.
The term covered office means a regional, district, or local office the Administration, other than the headquarters of the Administration, or any other component of the Administration fully funded by funds appropriated by Congress.
sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or
complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.