H.R. 2931 (119th): Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act

The bill requires the Small Business Administration to relocate any regional, district, or local office it determines is located in a sanctuary jurisdiction, within 60 days, to a location that is not one. It defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as a state or political subdivision that prohibits or restricts government entities or officials from sharing citizenship or immigration status information with other government entities, or from complying with specified Department of Homeland Security requests. It also bars the SBA from establishing new offices in such jurisdictions.

Theological note: The measure touches on the civil authority's duty to enforce lawful immigration and public order, and on the proper stewardship of federal resources and offices. Scripture commands both justice toward the stranger and obedience to lawful government. The bill's relevance lies in how federal leverage over state and local immigration cooperation is weighed under general equity, not in a direct moral harm or protection.

• Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
• Lane: federal_office_location. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
• Lane: government_support. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
• Lane: immigration. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
• Lane: sanctuary_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
• Lane: small_business. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
• Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
• Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
• Roll 152: On Motion to Recommit. Vote type: recommit.
• Roll 153: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
• Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a federal immigration-enforcement and office-location measure that uses SBA facility decisions to pressure state and local cooperation with DHS. It pursues a real prudential goal of immigration enforcement and cooperation, but it raises legitimate concerns about federal leverage over state and local governments and about whether small-business services are being used as an enforcement lever. This is an ordinary contested policy dispute rather than a direct moral evil or a clear defense of justice.
• Theological note: The measure touches on the civil authority's duty to enforce lawful immigration and public order, and on the proper stewardship of federal resources and offices. Scripture commands both justice toward the stranger and obedience to lawful government. The bill's relevance lies in how federal leverage over state and local immigration cooperation is weighed under general equity, not in a direct moral harm or protection.

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