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H.R. 1642 · 119th CongressCommerce

H.R. 1642 passed the House 97 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate

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

Sponsored by Williams, Roger R-TX · 5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
ReportedMar 5, 2025
Passed one chamberJun 3, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 64 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Policy area
Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
Sponsor
1 of 116 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 465 words
Subjects
Business educationEmployee hiringHigher educationSmall businessVocational and technical educationWomen in business
Latest action
Jun 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]