NEW START Act of 2021
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 20, 2021)
Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training Act of 2021 or the NEW START Act of 2021
This bill establishes a pilot program for providing entrepreneurial development assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals.
Specifically, the bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program whereby it awards grants to organizations or partnerships that create or support entrepreneurship programs for providing assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals. Such assistance shall be in the form of entrepreneurial development programming that includes the disbursement of microloans.
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating the (1) services that grant recipients provide to formerly incarcerated individuals, (2) oversight of the pilot program by the SBA, and (3) overall performance and impacts of the pilot program.
What just happenedDec 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 20, 2021
- Dec 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Small Business Committee - Dec 20, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 20, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House