HR 2931 United States House · 119th Congress

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate all its regional, district, and local offices out of jurisdictions classified as "sanctuary jurisdictions" - defined as areas with policies restricting sharing of immigration information with federal authorities or refusing to comply with certain immigration detainer requests. Offices must be moved within 60 days to a location outside a sanctuary jurisdiction, and operations must pause during relocation. The bill excludes jurisdictions with policies protecting crime victims or witnesses from being deemed sanctuary jurisdictions. It directly affects SBA offices (excluding headquarters) in 37 states and localities with such policies, mandating their physical relocation.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Sub-Topics: Citizenship & Naturalization Enforcement Sanctuary Policies Tags: Small Business

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Apr 17, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 5 edits · Jun 5, 2025

MODERATE

The Engrossed version makes several substantive changes: it narrows the definition of 'sanctuary jurisdiction' to only political subdivisions (excluding entire states), removes the victim/witness exception, extends the relocation deadline from 60 to 120 days, drops the requirement that relocated offices stay in the same state, and eliminates a provision that would have suspended operations during relocation in sanctuary states.

Scope change

The Act's scope is narrowed: it can no longer target entire states as sanctuary jurisdictions, only political subdivisions (cities, counties, etc.). The removal of the victim/witness exception slightly broadens what qualifies as a sanctuary policy, but the exclusion of states significantly limits which jurisdictions can be affected.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'sanctuary jurisdiction' is narrowed from any State or political subdivision to only a political subdivision of a State. Entire states can no longer be designated as sanctuary jurisdictions under this Act.

The exception that prevented a jurisdiction from being deemed a sanctuary solely because it protected victims or witnesses of criminal offenses from immigration information sharing is removed.

TIMELINE

The deadline for relocating a covered office after a sanctuary determination is made public is extended from 60 days to 120 days.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement that a relocated office must remain in the same state (if that state is not a sanctuary jurisdiction) is removed. The only remaining requirement is that the new location is not in a sanctuary jurisdiction.

A provision requiring covered offices to cease operations during the relocation period when located in a state that is a sanctuary jurisdiction is removed entirely.

Floor votes · House Jun 5, 2025

How they voted

211–199

Passed · 22 other

Total votes 432

Jun 5, 2025

D Democratic212

5 Yea 195 Nay 12

91% Nay

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican219

206 Yea 3 Nay 10

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 9, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 199 (Roll no. 153). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2483)

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 199 (Roll no. 153). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2483)

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Mr. Cisneros moved to recommit to the Committee on Small Business. (text: CR H2488)

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 458 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2483, H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966 and H.R. 2987. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2483 under a structured rule and for consideration of H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966, and H.R. 2987 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-110.

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor