Require the Small Business Administration to create, maintain, translate, and distribute know-your-rights materials for small business owners and employees facing immigration enforcement actions.
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
Occurrences
House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), along with Representatives Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) and Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), introduced the Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act (BIRRIA) of 2026, legislation requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create and distribute “know-your-rights” materials for small business owners and employees.
Velázquez introduced legislation that would require SBA to provide multilingual know-your-rights modules, cards, and compliance materials for small businesses during and after immigration enforcement actions.
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.
Velázquez introduced H.R. 9943, the Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026, to require SBA-related support helping small business owners and employees understand immigration enforcement rights and responsibilities.
Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Simon, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Pou) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO bill text shows Velázquez introduced H.R. 9943 and it was referred to the House Small Business Committee, indicating concrete legislative effort but no enacted SBA requirement yet.
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)
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment by directing SBA to establish, maintain, create, and disseminate immigration-enforcement rights materials for small businesses; because the bill is only introduced, the promise remains unresolved.
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H.R. 9943: Mr. QUIGLEY.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-09-06 to 2026-10-05 lookback window, the Congressional Record shows one additional cosponsor for H.R. 9943, indicating continued legislative effort but not enactment or SBA implementation.
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Last Action Date Listed
July 23, 2026
Action
Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Simon, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Pou) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s content details list the bill’s last action as introduction and referral to the House Small Business Committee, with no enacted law or later official action shown there.
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``(g) Translated Materials.--The Administrator shall ensure that
the information in the educational resources and modules, card, and
compliance and planning materials described in subsection (a) is
available in the 15 most commonly spoken languages in the United States
other than English, including Spanish and Chinese, as well as American
Sign Language.''.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text includes the translation requirement that matches a key part of the commitment, but because this is proposed bill text rather than enacted law, the commitment remains unresolved.