Business over Ballots Act
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- senate
- president
Last progress April 17, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 17, 2025 by Roger Williams
Sponsors (16)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill, called the Business over Ballots Act, would stop the Small Business Administration (SBA) from helping with voter registration, unless another federal law already clearly allows it. It says the SBA should focus on helping small businesses, and that executive orders cannot force the SBA to do voter registration work if it conflicts with this bill.
If it became law, new SBA contracts and agreements would have to include a rule that the funds can’t be used to help with voter registration. Current recipients of SBA assistance also couldn’t use that help for voter registration unless their existing agreement specifically allows it. The SBA also couldn’t ask other organizations it works with to do voter registration unless Congress authorizes it.
- Who is affected: SBA, small businesses and other groups that get SBA assistance, and partners the SBA might work through.
- What changes: SBA and its partners would be barred from using SBA assistance to help people register to vote, except where another federal law or explicit contract terms allow it.
- When: These limits would apply once the bill is enacted; the contract rule would apply to agreements made after that date.