Lets more unemployed people get help starting their own businesses.
This bill would make it easier for people on unemployment to get help starting their own businesses. Right now, you often need to be almost out of benefits. This bill would remove that rule and offer more ways to get training approved. This aims to help more people become self-employed.
Today, people usually need to be almost out of unemployment benefits to join state self-employment programs. Also, the approved activities are very specific. If this bill becomes law, the "likely to exhaust" rule would be removed. States would also have more flexibility to approve more types of activities, like business training or working on an approved business plan.
S 5010 · 119th Congress · July 16, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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