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Prison to Proprietorship Act

Key claim: The Prison to Proprietorship Act (HR9491) is a House bill referred to the Small Business Committee that would support formerly incarcerated people in starting businesses.

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(HR9491 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-25): Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Why this matters

Entrepreneurship support is a reentry pathway that sidesteps some of the licensing and background-check barriers formerly incarcerated people face in traditional employment. If enacted, the bill would broaden the federal reentry toolkit — currently focused on IDs, literacy, transportation, and credentialing — to include small-business formation assistance.

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Prison to Proprietorship Act
Stage: introduced · congress · 25-jun-2026

The Prison to Proprietorship Act (HR9491) is a House bill referred to the Small Business Committee that would support formerly incarcerated people in starting businesses.

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External: congress:119-hr-9491:introduced

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