Bill · S. 3884· Senate(119-S-3884)
Small Business ICE Disruption Fund Act
- Introduced
- 2/12/2026
- Last activity
- 2/12/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the Small Business ICE Disruption Fund. The fund is designed to provide grants to small businesses that have suffered revenue losses due to Federal immigration enforcement actions. To be eligible, a business must be located in an area where such enforcement occurred within the last year and show a revenue loss of at least 25 percent. The bill appropriates $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. Grants are awarded based on the specific revenue loss experienced by the business.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+7
The bill provides direct grant assistance to small business owners facing revenue loss.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+7
The bill establishes a $200 million fund specifically to assist small businesses suffering revenue losses due to immigration enforcement.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial assistance for small businesses: The bill provides a way for small business concerns to recover from revenue losses caused by disruptions from Federal immigration enforcement actions (Section 2, Section 3).
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Targeted support for specific locations: Grants can be awarded to help recover losses at specific physical locations, with a limit of $500,000 per location (Section 3).
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Protection against unfair loss: The fund aims to compensate businesses that have demonstrated an immigration enforcement-related revenue loss of at least 25 percent (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Exclusion of larger businesses: Small businesses that own or operate more than 15 locations, or are publicly traded companies, are not eligible for these funds (Section 2).
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Strict eligibility requirements: To receive money, a business must be able to demonstrate a specific revenue loss of at least 25 percent caused by disruptions from Federal immigration enforcement actions (Section 2).
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Limitations on total funding: There is a cap on how much a single business and its affiliates can receive, which is $1,000,000 (Section 3).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+7
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+7
- 2/12/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Introduced in Senate