H.R. 825 119th Congress House

Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act

Official title: To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Roger Williams Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Commerce Credit and credit marketsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesSmall business

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Feb 25, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Feb 24, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: 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)

Feb 24, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 24, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H748)

Feb 24, 2025

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Feb 24, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 825.

Feb 24, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H737-739)

Feb 24, 2025

Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 24, 2025	House · vote #43	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	405–0	See who voted →

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act

This bill prohibits individuals convicted of certain financial crimes from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Specifically, the bill prohibits individuals who have been convicted of a crime involving financial misconduct or a false statement with respect to certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans, Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants, and Shuttered Venue Operators grants) from receiving any financial assistance from the SBA (other than a disaster loan).

The prohibition includes SBA assistance to small businesses that have an owner, officer, director, or key employee who has been convicted of such a crime.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 3 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 9

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

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
for HCH ENTERPRISES, LLC · Rhode Island · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
SENATE
9 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
6 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
6 filings
Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
6 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
6 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 3

Goodlander, Maggie

New Hampshire · Feb 24, 2025

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Jan 28, 2025

Simon, Lateefah

California · Jan 28, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 825: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-825/

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