Lets more unemployed people get help starting their own businesses.
This bill would make it easier for people receiving unemployment benefits to get help starting their own businesses. It would remove a rule that says they must be likely to run out of benefits and would double the number of people who can join these programs. Participants would also have clearer activity rules and need to report their progress weekly.
Today, people usually need to be close to running out of unemployment benefits to join state self-employment programs, and only 5% of those getting unemployment can participate. After this bill, that "likely to exhaust" rule would be gone, and up to 10% of people receiving unemployment could join. Also, activities would be more clearly defined, and participants would need to report their progress weekly.
HR 6431 · 119th Congress · December 4, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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