H.R. 4053

Summary

H.R. 4053, the Stop Funding Rioters Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 17, 2025 by Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business, and last saw action on Jun 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Record

Text

H.R. 4053 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4053 IH: Stop Funding Rioters Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4053  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 17, 2025   Ms. Van Duyne  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    A BILL
To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Funding Rioters Act  .
2.
Persons convicted of certain felonies ineligible for Small Business Administration assistance
No person convicted of an offense relating to a misdemeanor or felony assault of a law enforcement officer, or convicted of a felony for actions during or in connection with a riot that resulted in the destruction of a small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )), shall be eligible to receive any assistance from or through, or participate in, any program administered by the Small Business Administration.

Tracker

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To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) sponsors H.R. 4053, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Elizabeth Van Duyne

Rep. · R–TX-24 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 17, 2025

Mary Miller

Rep. · R–IL-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 17, 2025

Russell Fry

Rep. · R–SC-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 20, 2026

Jason Smith

Rep. · R–MO-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 20, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 4053 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business

Small Business

Referred To · Jun 17, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4053 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4053 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4053 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Stop Funding Rioters Act — Display Title
• Stop Funding Rioters Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4053 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4053 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4053’s is Commerce.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4053, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VAN DUYNE:H.R. 4053.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Authority is Article I, Section 8[Page H2833]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com