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H.R. 825 (119th): Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act

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.

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Recorded summary

The bill bars individuals convicted of certain financial crimes, including fraud or false statements tied to COVID-19 relief loans and grants (such as Paycheck Protection Program loans, Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants, and Shuttered Venue Operators grants), from receiving SBA financial assistance, other than disaster loans. It extends the bar to small businesses that have an owner, officer, director, or key employee with such a conviction.

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Theological note: The measure relates to justice in the use of public funds and the restraint of deceit. Scripture condemns false weights and dishonest gain, and general equity supports protecting public resources from those who obtained relief through fraud. The collective reach to businesses with a convicted owner or key employee raises a separate question of proportionality that is prudential rather than a clear moral verdict.

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Roll 43 · 24-Feb-2025 6:53 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 405 · Nay 0 · Other 27

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