House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 121, July 23, 2026, Page H5199):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9943, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9943
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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.
- H.R. 1816 (119th) WOSB Accountability Act
- H.R. 2804 (119th) Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026
- H.R. 10375 (119th) 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026
- H.R. 4004 (119th) No Anonymity in Immigration Enforcement Act of 2025
- H.R. 8563 (119th) Investing in the American Dream Act
- H.R. 5867 (119th) Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.