Stop Funding Rioters Act

Bill: 117-hr-6653
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2022-02-09
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Funding Rioters Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes a person convicted of an offense relating to the assault of a law enforcement officer or a person convicted of a felony in connection with a riot that results in the destruction of a small business ineligible for any assistance or program administered by the Small Business Administration. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2022 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding Rioters Act . 2. Persons convicted of certain felonies ineligible for Small Business Administration assistance No person convicted of an offense relating to a misdemeanor or felony assault of a law enforcement officer, or convicted of a felony for actions during or in connection with a riot that resulted in the destruction of a small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )), shall be eligible to receive any assistance from or through, or participate in, any program administered by the Small Business Administration.