Requires the SBA to move its offices out of sanctuary jurisdictions

§1What it does

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This bill would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to move its regional, district and local offices out of any sanctuary jurisdiction, after publicly announcing that an office is in one, and would bar the SBA from opening new offices in such places.^2,3,4 The version the House passed defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as a city, county or other local government with a law or policy that limits sharing information about people's citizenship or immigration status with other governments, or limits complying with Department of Homeland Security requests to hold a person or give notice of their release.⁴ An office would have 120 days to relocate; if it missed the deadline, it would stop operating, its employees would be reassigned to an office outside a sanctuary jurisdiction, and its head would be removed if they failed to give an acceptable explanation for the delay.⁴ As introduced, the bill had set a 60-day deadline and also covered state governments.^2,3

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§3How Congress voted

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