H.R. 825: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
Sponsor
Roger Williams
Republican · TX-25
What H.R. 825 does
H.R. 825 would bar people convicted of financial misconduct or false statements involving certain COVID-19 aid, such as Paycheck Protection Program loans, Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants and Shuttered Venue Operators grants, from getting any Small Business Administration financial assistance, with disaster loans excepted.
The bar would also apply to small businesses that have an owner, officer, director or key employee with such a conviction.
How the House voted
Passed · February 24, 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 825 Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act · Roll no. 43 · Official record
HR825 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Feb 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
House: Vote: 405-0
Feb 24, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 43). (text: CR H737)
House: Committee Action
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
About the Sponsor
Roger Williams
Republican, Texas's 25th congressional district · 13 years in Congress
Committees: Small Business, Financial Services
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Cosponsors (3)
All 3 cosponsors are Democrats. Cosponsors represent 3 states: California, Maryland, New Hampshire.
Committee Sponsors
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
0 of 18 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Small Business Committee
2 of 26 committee members cosponsored
23 Republicans across these committees haven't cosponsored yet. Mobilize their constituents
What laws does H.R. 825 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 16 of Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645)
adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Financial Assistance Prohibition
H.R. 825 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Commerce
- Introduced
- Jan 28, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Feb 25, 2025
H.R. 825 Bill Text
“To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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