# 116-hr-5078: Prison to Proprietorship Act

116-hr-5078, Prison to Proprietorship Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (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-5078
- Congress: 116
- Title: Prison to Proprietorship 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. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5078 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5078)

## Related
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5078 (as of 2025-11-18).