To establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Start Act of 2025.
- Section id072C8FB452BA4CD9ABC2C8AA94F988DF: 2. Findings Congress finds that— according to the Department of Justice, every year, around 600,000 individuals are released from prison and return home to...
- Section idE5912CDB0B8E4078A5B2FD0A6EE451E1: 3. Entrepreneurship counseling and training for justice-impacted individuals The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating...
- Section id939bb7a83c4f4f2f9c9e32eec2e7e1e4: 49. New Start Program In this section: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate;...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— completed a term of imprisonment in Federal, State, or local jail or prison
an individual who—(A)completed a term of imprisonment in Federal, State, or local jail or prison
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