# 117-hr-7280: Prison to Proprietorship Act

117-hr-7280, Prison to Proprietorship Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7280
- Congress: 117
- Title: Prison to Proprietorship Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2022-03-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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 (1)

- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7280)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1799: PPP Extension Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1799)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7280 (as of 2025-11-18).