Stop Funding Rioters Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3994 To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 9, 2023 Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. BEAN of Florida, and Mr. ALFORD) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felo- nies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Funding Rioters 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Jul 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3994.IH H3994 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3994 IH SEC. 2. PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN FELONIES IN- 1 ELIGIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS ADMINIS- 2 TRATION ASSISTANCE. 3 No person convicted of an offense relating to a mis- 4 demeanor or felony assault of a law enforcement officer, 5 or convicted of a felony for actions during or in connection 6 with a riot that resulted in the destruction of a small busi- 7 ness concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business 8 Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), shall be eligible to receive any as- 9 sistance from or through, or participate in, any program 10 administered by the Small Business Administration. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Jul 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3994.IH H3994 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS