Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
The bill directs the SBA Administrator to relocate any regional, district, or local SBA office (not headquarters) that the Administrator determines is located in a defined “sanctuary jurisdiction.” The Administrator must publicly announce the determination, relocate the office to a non‑sanctuary jurisdiction within 120 days, and cease operations and reassign staff if not relocated.
The bill prohibits creating new covered offices in sanctuary jurisdictions and allows removal of office heads who fail to justify missed deadlines. "Sanctuary jurisdiction" is defined by local prohibitions on sharing immigration‑status information or refusing DHS detainer/notification requests under INA sections 236 or 287.
While narrow, the bill addresses a polarizing immigration-related subject with punitive mechanics and no funding; Senate procedural and legal hurdles lower overall chances.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, directive administrative statute that clearly sets the policy outcome (relocate SBA covered offices out of defined 'sanctuary jurisdictions'), prescribes responsible authority (Administrator), establishes timelines, and creates immediate enforcement mechanisms (operations cessation, employee reassignment, removal of noncompliant heads).
Whether the bill protects federal law or punishes immigrant communities
Whether the bill protects federal law or punishes immigrant communities
Likely to view the bill negatively as a punitive measure targeting jurisdictions that limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Concern will focus on reduced access to SBA services by immigrants and small businesses and on politicizing a federal agency.
Legal and civil‑rights implications would be emphasized.
A centrist would be mixed: sees legitimate federal interest in consistent enforcement and information sharing, but worries about operational impacts, costs, and legal defensibility.
Would seek clearer definitions, careful implementation, and mitigation measures to avoid service gaps for small businesses.
Likely to view the bill favorably as enforcing federal law and withholding federal presence from jurisdictions that block immigration cooperation.
Seen as a tool to pressure sanctuary jurisdictions and ensure federal offices can share information and comply with DHS requests.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
While narrow, the bill addresses a polarizing immigration-related subject with punitive mechanics and no funding; Senate procedural and legal hurdles lower overall chances.
On Passage
On Motion to Recommit
Whether the bill protects federal law or punishes immigrant communities
While narrow, the bill addresses a polarizing immigration-related subject with punitive mechanics and no funding; Senate procedural and leg…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, directive administrative statute that clearly sets the policy outcome (relocate SBA covered offices out of defined 'sanctuary jurisdictions'), prescribe…
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