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Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the Small Business Act to require Small Business Development Centers to provide information and assistance to small businesses about establishing and improving apprenticeship programs and other workforce development opportunities. The Centers would disseminate relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies regarding work-based learning, registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeship programs, and job training programs. This requirement would be added to the list of services that Small Business Development Centers are required to provide.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jason Crow’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HOLLAND & HART LLP $18,300
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $17,225
- UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE $16,500
- DISH NETWORK $14,200
- PALANTIR $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jason Crow → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. · house
- May 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2026
Mr. Crow (for himself, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development 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 “Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.
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 “; and”; and
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(W) providing information and assistance to small business concerns, including by disseminating relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies, on how to establish and improve—
“(i) work-based learning opportunities (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302));
“(ii) apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.);
“(iii) pre-apprenticeship programs; and
“(iv) job training programs.”. <all>
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