U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9943: Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
To amend the Small Business Act to help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Small Business Act to help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 23, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to immigration enforcement, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Educational information about immigration rights and responsibilities for small business concerns (a) In general The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new section: SECTION 49. Educational information about immigration rights and responsibilities for small business concerns (a) In general The Administrator shall-- (1) establish and maintain educational resources and modules for small business concerns that contain the information on the rights and responsibilities of individuals during or after an attempted or anticipated immigration enforcement action described in subsection (b)(1); (2) create and disseminate a card (in electronic and printed form) with the information described in subsection (b)(2) for owners and employees of small business concerns; and (3) establish and maintain compliance and planning materials (in electronic and printed form) for owners and employees of small business concerns to prepare for a potential immigration enforcement action. (b) Required contents (1) Educational resources and modules …
Sponsors
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7) · primary sponsor
- Gil Cisneros (D, HD-CA-31)
- Mejia, Analilia (D)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Grace Meng (D, HD-006)
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- LaMonica McIver (D, HD-010)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Delia Ramirez (D, HD-003)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB9943?
- HB9943 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026.
- What does HB9943 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Small Business Act to help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9943?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9943?
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9943?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9943
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