Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 21, 2026
What it does
The Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act would amend the Small Business Act to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to provide nationwide entrepreneurship counseling and training to individuals formerly incarcerated in federal prisons. The services would include mentoring, workshops, instructional videos, business plan development, capital identification assistance, and connections to local small business resources, with a goal of supporting entrepreneurial development over a one-year period. The bill mandates annual reporting to Congress on participation, demographics, service hours, and satisfaction surveys to…
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Where it stands
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Where it goes next
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