H.R. 6431 · 119th Congress · pending
New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest official action 2026-04-28 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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 requires individuals to certify (at least weekly) that they are working full-time on establishing a business and becoming self-employed. Finally…
Congressional Research Service · 2025-12-04
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Mike Carey
House · OH District 15 · Republican
$1,780,511PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Greg Landsman
House · OH District 1 · Democratic
$903,029PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Max L. Miller
House · OH District 7 · Republican
$703,743PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rudy Yakym III
House · IN District 2 · Republican
$1,381,853PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Randy Feenstra
House · IA District 4 · Republican
$563,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nathaniel Moran
House · TX District 1 · Republican
$844,910PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eugene Simon Vindman
House · VA District 7 · Democratic
$769,385PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$52,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$44,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$41,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $9,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,970
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $9,994
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $9,994
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $4,994
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $9,994
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$38,600
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,100
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $1,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $4,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $8,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$34,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $7,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $0
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $6,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $7,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $7,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $6,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $2,500
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $7,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $2,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $4,500
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $4,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $8,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $3,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $4,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordOHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERATING ENG LOCAL 18$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$30,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$29,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $9,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$29,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $1,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,116
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $6,117
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $4,999
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordTHE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$29,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $9,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$28,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$28,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $0
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$27,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $6,000
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$26,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $6,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $6,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $1,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,500
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $0
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$26,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $3,500
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $3,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $3,500
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $3,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $5,000
Greg Landsman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Max L. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$25,000
Mike Carey · Sponsor · $10,000
Rudy Yakym III · Cosponsor · $7,500
Randy Feenstra · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nathaniel Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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