WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS)Act (https://www.lankford.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NO-BOSS-Act.pdf) recently, legislation that would modernize the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program so that laid off workers can more easily receive their normal allotment of unemployment insurance even while working full-time to start a new business.

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