H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
Sponsor
Roger Williams
Republican · TX-25
What H.R. 1642 does
H.R. 1642 would require Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers to give small businesses information about hiring graduates of career and technical education programs. Where appropriate, the centers would also connect small businesses with those programs to help students and graduates find career opportunities.
How the House voted
Passed · June 3, 20255 Republicans broke with their party to vote no
Eric Burlison
Paul Gosar
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Chip Roy
Keith SelfOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 1642 Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act · Roll no. 146 · Official record
HR1642 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Jun 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
House: Vote: 396-5
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: Committee Action
Mar 24, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.
House: Vote: 25-0
Mar 5, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
House: Committee Action
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
About the Sponsor
Roger Williams
Republican, Texas's 25th congressional district · 13 years in Congress
Committees: Small Business, Financial Services
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Cosponsors (5)
This bill has 5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans, reflecting bipartisan support. Cosponsors represent 5 states: California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and 2 more.
Committee Sponsors
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
0 of 18 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Small Business Committee
5 of 26 committee members cosponsored
21 Republicans across these committees haven't cosponsored yet. Mobilize their constituents
What laws does H.R. 1642 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 3 of Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)
adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(gg) Career and Technical Education
H.R. 1642 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Commerce
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Jun 4, 2025
H.R. 1642 Bill Text
“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.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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