119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 4, 2025
New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act
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Latest action (Apr 28, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Dec 4, 2025)
New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act
This bill increases the percentage of individuals who may participate in a Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program, generally expands eligibility for such programs, and modifies certain SEA program requirements.
As background, an SEA program provides an individual with an SEA allowance, rather than regular unemployment compensation benefits, if such individual is (1) eligible for unemployment compensation benefits and identified as likely to exhaust such benefits, (2) participating in self-employment assistance activities which include entrepreneurial training, business counseling, and technical assistance and are approved by the state, and (3) working full-time on establishing a business and becoming self-employed. Under current law, the number of individuals participating in an SEA program may not exceed 5% of the individuals receiving regular unemployment compensation benefits in the state.
The bill
• increases the percentage of individuals who may participate in a state SEA program to 10%,
• eliminates the requirement that an individual be determined likely to exhaust unemployment compensation benefits (generally expanding individual eligibility for an SEA program), and
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3114)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3114)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6431.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3114-3115)
Mr. Carey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 435.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-509.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-509.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eral independent contractor test for wage/hour and collective bargaining purposes.Support for New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act(H.R. 6431) expanding unemployment-linked Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program eligibility.Support for You Earned it, Keep It Act( S. 2716) which restructures the Soc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHOPIFY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor potential improvements to the Self-Employment Assistance program, including H.R.6431, the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency S.5010 - NO BOSS Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHOPIFY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor potential improvements to the Self-Employment Assistance program, including H.R.6431, the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED (NASE)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eral independent contractor test for wage/hour and collective bargaining purposes.Support for New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act(H.R. 6431) expanding unemployment-linked Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program eligibility.Support for You Earned it, Keep It Act( S. 2716) which restructures the Soc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHOPIFY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor potential improvements to the Self-Employment Assistance program, including H.R.6431, the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHOPIFY INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: INVARIANT LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Unemployment
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor potential improvements to the Self-Employment Assistance program, including H.R.6431, the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing