# 119-hr-2968: Business over Ballots Act

119-hr-2968, Business over Ballots Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2968
- Congress: 119
- Title: Business over Ballots Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bars the Small Business Administration from using its programs or contracts to facilitate voter registration.** The bill makes SBA focus on aiding small businesses and stops the agency and its partners from using SBA assistance to sign people up to vote except where Federal law or Congress explicitly allow it. - SBA operations and staff must not take actions to facilitate voter registration except as authorized by Federal law. The Administrator also may not direct covered entities to carry out voter registration activities unless Congress permits it. - New contracts and agreements must include a term forbidding recipients from using SBA-provided assistance to facilitate voter registration. That rule applies on and after the law's enactment. - Existing recipients that get assistance under SBA contracts, cooperative agreements, or memorandums of understanding may not use that assistance for voter registration unless the assistance terms explicitly authorize it. Loans and loan guarantees under section 7 are not treated as covered entities.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on Small Business Administration voter registration: cost, low. If enacted, the Small Business Administration would be barred from helping people register to vote, unless federal law already allows it. Any contracts or agreements signed on or after enactment would have to forbid using SBA-funded help for voter registration. Current recipients could not use SBA…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5100: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2968 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2968)

## Related
- [119-hr-5100: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5100)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2968 (as of 2026-04-21).