Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
Key claim: The Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025 would require the Small Business Administration to relocate any regional, district, or local office in a sanctuary jurisdiction within 60 days of a public determination and would bar establishing new SBA offices in such jurisdictions.
Abstract
(HR2931 · 119th Congress) 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. Latest action (2025-06-09): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Why this matters
The bill extends the sanctuary-jurisdiction penalty framework beyond grant conditions and law-enforcement cooperation into federal agency siting decisions, potentially removing SBA field offices from major cities that small businesses and immigrant entrepreneurs rely on for counseling and loan access. For affected populations, this could reduce in-person SBA services in dense urban markets while creating a new political lever tied to local immigration enforcement posture.