H.R. 2931 · 119th Congress

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

Introduced on Apr 17, 2025 by Brad Finstad (R-MN-1). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jun 9, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 17, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
Open in the Congress explorerCongress.govAlert me

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Small Business Administration
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 17, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brad FinstadR-MN-1Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Jun 5, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 202–210
  2. On Passage
    Jun 5, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 211–199

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 17, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 17, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. Apr 30, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 30, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
  6. May 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-110.
  7. May 21, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-110.
  8. May 21, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
  9. Jun 3, 2025 · HouseRules 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.
  10. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 458. (consideration: CR H2483-2489)
  11. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  12. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2931.
  13. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseMr. Cisneros moved to recommit to the Committee on Small Business. (text: CR H2488)
  15. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  16. Jun 5, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2931, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cisneros demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  17. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2492-2493)
  18. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 210 (Roll no. 152).House · Roll call 152
  19. Jun 5, 2025Passed/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)House · Roll call 153
  20. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 199 (Roll no. 153). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2483)House · Roll call 153
  21. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Jun 9, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.