Creates educational materials for small businesses on rights to remain silent, refuse to answer questions, demand a judicial warrant for private-area searches, and respond to unlawful immigration enforcement actions, so less cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in practice.
information on the constitutional right of owners and employees of the concern to remain silent, refuse to answer questions, and refuse to sign documents;
Requires SBA to create and disseminate materials on how to respond to immigration enforcement actions, I-9 audits, employer sanctions, and planning for encounters with enforcement agents, while prohibiting content that blames businesses for compliance errors or discourages use of SBA resources based
The educational resources and modules described in subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (A) Information on how to respond to an attempted or anticipated immigration enforcement action on the premises of a small business concern,
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2026-07-23: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill directs the SBA to produce and distribute educational resources, cards, and planning materials focused on constitutional rights during immigration enforcement encounters (remain silent, demand warrants, contact lawyers, resist unlawful actions) and preparation for I-9 audits and sanctions. This informs small business owners and employees on limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement without adding any new enforcement tools, cooperation mandates, or E-Verify requirements. Prohibited content rules further tilt materials toward protecting rights rather than encouraging or