HR 1642 · 119th Congress · House

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

In committee

SponsorRep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)

IntroducedFeb 26, 2025

Policy areaCommerce

Cosponsors5

What this bill is intended to do

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 This bill requires Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers to provide educational information to small businesses about hiring graduates of career and technical education programs. This includes, as appropriate, connecting small businesses with career and technical education programs to assist students and graduates of such programs with identifying career opportunities.

Latest action

Jun 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

How Congress voted · House roll call 146 · Jun 3, 2025

396 Yea5 Nay30 Not voting

Passed

How each party voted

Republicans200–5

Democrats195–0

Independents1–0

Revealed positions from the official roll call.

C66

Graded by The Quiet Ledger

The Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 aims to amend the Small Business Act to facilitate connections between small businesses and graduates of career and technical education programs. It includes provisions for small business development centers and women's business centers to provide educational information and resources to both small businesses and educational programs.

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