# 116-hr-5065: Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act

116-hr-5065, Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5065
- Congress: 116
- Title: Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Introduced: 2019-11-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5065 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5065)

## Related
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5065 (as of 2025-11-18).