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HR 6431 · in committee · significant

New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act

What this bill does

  • This bill doubles the share of unemployed workers who can receive allowances to start businesses instead of regular unemployment benefits.
  • It affects unemployed individuals seeking to become self-employed and state unemployment insurance programs.
  • States must implement weekly certification requirements and can approve business plans as alternative training pathways.

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  1. 01

    How would doubling the share of workers receiving business startup allowances instead of unemployment benefits affect workers in different industries or regions?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that business startup allowances lead to sustainable self-employment compared to traditional unemployment insurance?

  3. 03

    How might state unemployment insurance programs manage the administrative burden and costs of implementing weekly certification for business plans?

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Sponsor · R-OH-15

Mike Carey

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Introduced 2026-04-28

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-28 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3114)

  4. 2026-04-27 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3114)

  5. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6431.

  6. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3114-3115)

  7. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Mr. Carey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-02-20 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-509.

  9. 2026-02-20 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 435.

  10. 2026-02-20 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-509.

  11. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

  12. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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