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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026

H.R. 9943Introduced Jul 23, 2026Policy area: Commerce

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. Nydia Velázquez D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9943.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9943, last updated September 17, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 20 Democrats

0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jesús García (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-7 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.