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Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
Summary
This bill expands the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers to connect small businesses with graduates of career and technical education programs. The centers must provide information to small businesses about hiring career and technical education graduates and about relevant training programs. They must also share information with career and technical education programs about how students and graduates can access resources to start and expand small businesses. The bill creates a two-way connection between the small business support system and career and technical education programs to help address workforce needs.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Roger Williams’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $31,350
- DOUBLE EAGLE $16,000
- PIERSON & PATTERSON $13,200
- LENDERS & MEMBERS SERVICE GROUP $13,200
- LUTHER KING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $11,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Roger Williams → · Outside spending →
Actions (15)
- Jun 4, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · senate
- Jun 3, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Jun 3, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 5 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H2392) · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 5 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H2392)
- Jun 3, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2402-2403) · house
- Jun 3, 2025 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. · house
- Jun 3, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642. · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393) · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36. · house
- Mar 5, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0. · house
- Mar 5, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed
396 Yea · 5 Nay · 30 Not voting
- Republicans33Yea2Nay2NV
- Democrats26Yea0Nay2NV
The party tally and member list below cover the 65 of 431 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.
See how each member voted (65)
Yea(59)
- Al Green
- August Pfluger
- Becca Balint
- Beth Van Duyne
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brandon Gill
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Craig A. Goldman
- Dan Crenshaw
- Daniel Meuser
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Glenn Thompson
- Greg Casar
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jake Ellzey
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Joaquin Castro
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Julie Johnson
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lance Gooden
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lloyd Smucker
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Nellie Pou
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert Menendez
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Roger Williams
- Ronny Jackson
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott Perry
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Thomas H. Kean
- Troy E. Nehls
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
Nay(2)
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Text versions (4)
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
(a) Definition.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(gg) Career and Technical Education.—The term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).”.
(b) Small Business Development Centers.—Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections)—
(A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
“(W) providing educational information to small businesses on—
“(i) hiring graduates from career and technical education programs; and
“(ii) career and technical education programs relevant to such businesses, including how to use such programs to satisfy hiring needs of such businesses;
“(X) providing information to career and technical education programs about how students and graduates of such programs can access resources and services of small business development centers to start and expand a small business concern; and
“(Y) as appropriate, connecting small businesses with career and technical education programs to assist students and graduates of such programs with identifying career opportunities.”.
(c) Women’s Business Centers.—Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(4) providing educational information to small business concerns owned and controlled by women on—
“(A) hiring graduates from career and technical education programs; and
“(B) career and technical education programs relevant to such concerns, including how to use such programs to satisfy hiring needs of such concerns;
“(5) providing information to career and technical education programs about how students and graduates of such programs can access resources and services of women’s business centers to start and expand a small business concern; and
“(6) as appropriate, connecting small business concerns owned and controlled by women with career and technical education programs to assist students and graduates of such programs with identifying career opportunities.”.
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1642
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
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