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H.R. 1642

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1642, the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Jun 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 1642 has 5 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb1642/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1642 EH: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1642
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025  .
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.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-26
  2. Passed House2025-06-03
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 26, 2025

hb1642/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/26/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Roger Williams (R) sponsors H.R. 1642, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1642 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Jun 4, 2025 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Mar 24, 2025 · 81 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1642, the latest H. Rept. 119-36.

  • H. Rept. 119-36 — CONNECTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATES ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 1642 has taken 15 actions since Feb 26, 2025, the latest on Jun 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 4, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jun 3, 202515:14
House
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 3, 202515:14
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393)
Jun 3, 202515:14
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642.
Jun 3, 202515:21
House
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.

Votes

H.R. 1642 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jun 3, 2025 at 396–5.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jun 3, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
396
5

Titles

H.R. 1642 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1642, the latest on Apr 7, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 97 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1642 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC—District of Columbia15—
ACTE—Virginia11—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.15—
ACTE11—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 97.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN115
JOSHUA LEONARD115
KAREN LIVINGSTON115
KRISTEN YORK115
MICHAEL ALTMAN115
MICHAEL BELLAMAN115
VANCE WALTER115
ABELARDO TORRES111
ALEXA BRANSON111
ALISHA HYSLOP111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CAROLINE BILLMAN111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2026 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2026 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$700K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$700K2nd Quarter - Report
ACTEACTE2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1642 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1642’s is Commerce.

hr1642/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1642 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Business education to Women in business.

hr1642/subjects.txt
Business educationEmployee hiringHigher educationSmall businessVocational and technical educationWomen in business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1642, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas:H.R. 1642.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H880]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com