# 119-hr-6431: New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act

119-hr-6431, New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6431
- Congress: 119
- Title: New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would expand access to state-run self-employment assistance by loosening eligibility and adding clear paths for people to start businesses while on unemployment.** It would also require weekly participant certification and direct the Labor Department to issue rules and guidance during a two-year transition. - Workers and aspiring entrepreneurs: Removes the rule that participants must be likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and creates two ways to join — state-approved training or an individual business plan with a market feasibility study. Participants must certify engagement in activities at least weekly. - State workforce agencies: Lets States approve SEA activities or individual plans and raises each State's participant cap from 5 to 10. States get a two-year window to change laws and adopt the new rules. - Department of Labor and oversight: Requires the Secretary of Labor to write regulations after public notice and comment and Office of Management and Budget approval. The Secretary must also provide model SEA activities and best practices for verifying completion.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier self-employment help for job seekers: mixed, medium. If enacted, unemployed people could join a State self-employment assistance (SEA) program without needing to be “likely to exhaust” unemployment benefits. You could take State-approved training, counseling, or technical help, or follow a State-approved business plan with a market study. You would n…
- Two-year rollout and new self-employment rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the Labor Department would give States guidance with a model list of SEA activities and best ways to verify them. It would also issue rules after public notice and comment, with Office of Management and Budget approval. The federal changes would start two years after enactment, but a St…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6431 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6431)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6431 (as of 2026-09-21).