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Union Calendar No. 81 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2931 
[Report No. 119–110] 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 
certain offices of the Small Business Administration in sanctuary juris-
dictions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2025 
Mr. FINSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
MAY 21, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. LALOTA 
MAY 21, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 17, 2025] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save SBA from Sanc-
tuary Cities Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF CERTAIN OFFICES IN SANCTUARY 
JURISDICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall relocate 
each covered office located in a sanctuary jurisdiction in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a covered office only if, prior to order-
ing the relocation of such covered office under such sub-
section, the Administrator makes a determination that such 
covered office is located in a sanctuary jurisdiction and 
makes such determination publicly available. 
(c) RELOCATION REQUIREMENT.—When relocating a 
covered office under this section, the Administrator shall re-
locate such covered office to a location that— 
(1) is not in a sanctuary jurisdiction; and 
(2) if the State in which such covered office is 
located prior to such relocation is not a sanctuary ju-
risdiction, is in such State. 
(d) RELOCATION DEADLINE.— 
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(1) DEADLINE.—Not later 120 days after the Ad-
ministrator 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). 
(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a covered office de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is not relocated in ac-
cordance with subsection (c) prior to the expira-
tion of the 120-day period applicable to such re-
location under such paragraph— 
(i) not later 5 days after the expiration 
of such 120-day period, the head of such 
covered office shall submit to the Adminis-
trator a written explanation of why such 
covered office was not relocated prior to ex-
piration of such 120-day period; and 
(ii) during the period beginning on the 
day after expiration of such 120-day period 
and ending on the date on which such cov-
ered office is relocated to a location that is 
not in a sanctuary jurisdiction— 
(I) such covered office shall cease 
operations; and 
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(II) each employee of the Admin-
istration whose duty station was at 
such covered office shall be assigned to 
a duty station at another covered office 
that is located in the same State and 
not in a sanctuary jurisdiction or, if 
no other covered office is located in the 
same State and not in a sanctuary ju-
risdiction, any other covered office that 
is not located in a sanctuary jurisdic-
tion. 
(B) REMOVAL.—The Administrator shall 
immediately remove the head of a covered office 
required to submit a written explanation under 
subparagraph (A)(i) if— 
(i) such head does not submit such a 
written explanation in accordance with 
such subparagraph; or 
(ii) the Administrator determines that 
the reasons provided in the written expla-
nation submitted by such head under such 
subparagraph for the relocation of such cov-
ered office not being completed prior to the 
expiration of the 120-day period described 
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in paragraph (1) with respect to such cov-
ered office are insufficient. 
(e) NEW OFFICE LIMITATION.—The Administrator 
may not establish a covered office in sanctuary jurisdiction. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Small Business Administration. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Administra-
tion. 
(3) COVERED OFFICE.—The term ‘‘covered office’’ 
means a regional, district, or local office the Adminis-
tration, other than the headquarters of the Adminis-
tration, or any other component of the Administra-
tion fully funded by funds appropriated by Congress. 
(4) SANCTUARY JURISDICTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘sanctuary jurisdic-
tion’’ means any State or political subdivision of 
a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, 
policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any 
government entity or official from— 
(i) sending, receiving, maintaining, or 
exchanging with any Federal, State, or 
local government entity information regard-
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ing the citizenship or immigration status 
(lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or 
(ii) complying with a request lawfully 
made by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity under section 236 or 287 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer 
for, or notify about the release of, an indi-
vidual. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—A State or political sub-
division of a State shall not be deemed a sanc-
tuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a 
policy whereby its officials will not share infor-
mation regarding, or comply with a request 
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 regarding, an individual 
who comes forward as a victim or a witness to 
a criminal offense. 
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Union Calendar No. 81 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2931 
[Report No. 119–110] 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to relocate certain offices of the 
Small Business Administration in sanctuary ju-
risdictions, and for other purposes. 
MAY 21, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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