119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 28, 2025
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
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Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 28, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Feb 24, 2025 · Roll call 43 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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) Roll call details
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) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H748)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 825.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H737-739)
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Credit and credit markets · Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Government lending and loan guarantees · Small business
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NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$16,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HCH ENTERPRISES, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
issues elative to computer/IT technology. H.R.1623, S737 SCREEN Act; S.69 COLLUDE Act; H.R.2449 FUTURE Networks Act; H.R.866,S244 ROUTERS Act,H.R.825, S1047 Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act; H.R.1959 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect small businesses from unemployment insuran…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HCH ENTERPRISES, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 11, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
issues elative to computer/IT technology. H.R.1623, S737 SCREEN Act; S.69 COLLUDE Act; H.R.2449 FUTURE Networks Act; H.R.866,S244 ROUTERS Act,H.R.825, S1047 Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act; H.R.1959 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect small businesses from unemployment insuran…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Research Act. To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes. Support. H.R.825 - Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Bu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HCH ENTERPRISES, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 16, 2025 · issue area: Small Business
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…H.R.1623, S737 SCREEN Act; S.69 COLLUDE Act; H.R.2449 FUTURE Networks Act; H.R.866,S244 ROUTERS Act; H.R.1766 - NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act; HR825, S1047 Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing