Prison to Proprietorship for the Formerly Incarcerated Act
Sponsored By: Representative McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a nationwide entrepreneurship counseling and training program for people leaving federal prison. It would use the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) to deliver mentoring, workshops, and instructional videos that help covered individuals start or expand a small business.
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- People leaving federal prison would receive regular individualized mentoring for one year, workshops, and help drafting a skills profile, a business plan, and a transition plan. They would also get help identifying sources of capital and, when appropriate, preparing loan or funding applications.
- SCORE would be required to provide these services nationwide and to survey participants to assess satisfaction.
- The Small Business Administration would coordinate with the Bureau of Prisons and report annually to the House and Senate small business committees on the number of people mentored, hours of mentorship, recipient demographics, and survey results.
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Entrepreneurship help for formerly incarcerated
If enacted, individuals formerly incarcerated in a Federal prison would be able to get nationwide entrepreneurship counseling and training from SCORE. SCORE would provide tailored workshops, instructional videos, and tools to find business ideas. Covered individuals would get regular one-on-one mentoring for about one year to build a skills profile, business plan, and transition plan. SCORE would also help find local resources and sources of capital and, when appropriate, assist with loan or funding applications. The SBA would require SCORE to survey recipients and must report to two congressional small business committees within 1 year of enactment and every year after, including numbers mentored, hours of mentorship, recipient demographics, and a survey analysis.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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