Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5078
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Prison to Proprietorship Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Jan 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 13, 2019
Latest Action
Jan 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5078
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New York
Republican
Florida
Democrat
Oklahoma
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on January 9, 2020
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
8
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Prison to Proprietorship Act

This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison.

Text (4)
January 13, 2020
January 9, 2020
December 12, 2019
November 13, 2019
Actions (15)
01/13/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
01/09/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/09/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 41 (Roll no. 8). (text: 01/08/2020 CR H33)
01/09/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 41 (Roll no. 8).(text: 01/08/2020 CR H33)
01/09/2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H116)
01/08/2020
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
01/08/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5078.
01/08/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H33-35)
01/08/2020
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/12/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
12/12/2019
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-344.
11/20/2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
11/20/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/13/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
11/13/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:27 AM