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This bill aims to limit the Small Business Administration's (SBA) ability to help with voter registration efforts. The bill expresses Congress's belief that the SBA should focus solely on supporting small businesses and that voter registration assistance falls outside its core mission. Specifically, the bill prohibits the SBA Administrator from taking any actions to facilitate voter registration that are not already explicitly authorized by federal law. The bill requires that any contracts or agreements made by the SBA include a clause preventing recipients from using SBA assistance for voter registration purposes. This applies to both new and existing recipients of SBA aid. The legislation also prevents the SBA from requesting or working through "covered entities" (which include state and local governments receiving SBA funding) to conduct voter registration activities unless specifically authorized by Congress. The bill defines covered entities carefully, excluding businesses that receive loans or loan guarantees from the SBA. Importantly, the bill also stipulates that no executive order can compel the SBA Administrator to facilitate voter registration in a way that conflicts with this proposed law.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2968/all-info