Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026
Latest action · Jul 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 16, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2026Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 121, July 23, 2026, page H5199.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
