Search for members, bills, votes, committees, hearings, and nominations
The Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025 would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate its regional, district, and local offices if they are located in what the bill defines as sanctuary jurisdictions. A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a political subdivision that has policies prohibiting or restricting immigration enforcement. The SBA would have 60 days to move affected offices to locations that do not have such policies, with the Administrator required to make public determinations about which offices need relocation within 120 days of the bill's passage.
The bill's supporters argue that SBA offices should not operate in jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. According to the bill's language, the relocation would apply to offices in areas that prohibit sharing information about immigration status or complying with certain federal immigration enforcement requests, though there is an exception for policies protecting crime victims and witnesses.
The bill passed the House on June 5, 2025, and is now in the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The legislation does not direct new spending but would reallocate existing SBA funding to support office relocations. If enacted, the bill would affect small business owners and entrepreneurs in sanctuary jurisdictions by potentially moving their local SBA offices to other areas, which could impact access to SBA loans, counseling, and other small business services in those communities.
AI-generated summary
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 9, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 9, 2025
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Apr 17, 2025
No CBO cost estimate has been published for this bill.
