Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
Sponsored by Brad Finstad
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 9, 2025
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to relocate any regional, district, or local office located in a sanctuary jurisdiction within 60 days of making a public determination that the office is in such a jurisdiction. A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a state or political subdivision that prohibits or restricts government entities or officials from sharing information about an individual's citizenship or immigration status with other government entities, or from complying with specified requests from the Department of Homeland Security. The bill also prohibits the SBA from establishing new offices in sanctuary jurisdictions.
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Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act This bill requires the relocation of a regional, district, or local office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) if the SBA makes a public determination that the office is located in a sanctuary jurisdiction. The SBA must relocate that office, within 60 days of such determination, to a location that is not a sanctuary jurisdiction. Under the bill, a sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision thereof that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from (1) exchanging with another government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual; or (2) complying with specified requests by the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, the SBA may not establish an office in a sanctuary jurisdiction.