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H.R. 2968 119th Congress House

Business over Ballots Act

Official title: To limit the authority of the Small Business Administration to facilitate access to voter registration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 2025 Introduced by: Roger Williams Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative law and regulatory proceduresElections, voting, political campaign regulationRight of privacySmall Business Administration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 30, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Apr 17, 2025
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.
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now April 30, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Various Measures
    Markup Apr 30, 2025 · 9:45 AM EDT · Small Business Committee
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 15
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Fry, Russell
South Carolina · Oct 21, 2025
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LaLota, Nick
New York · Apr 28, 2025
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Apr 28, 2025
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Alford, Mark
Missouri · Apr 17, 2025
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2025
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Downing, Troy
Montana · Apr 17, 2025
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Apr 17, 2025
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2025
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Jack, Brian
Georgia · Apr 17, 2025
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King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
Northern Mariana Islands · Apr 17, 2025
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2025
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Patronis, Jimmy
Florida · Apr 17, 2025
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Schmidt, Derek
Kansas · Apr 17, 2025
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Apr 17, 2025
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Wied, Tony
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2968: Business over Ballots Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2968/
MLA
"H.R. 2968: Business over Ballots Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2968/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2968, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2968/.
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[H.R. 2968: Business over Ballots Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2968/)
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