HR 1642 119th Congress House Commerce Business education Employee hiring Higher education Small business Vocational and technical education Women in business

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

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 4, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Jun 3, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642.

Jun 3, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 3, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2402-2403)

Jun 3, 2025

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.

Jun 3, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: 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)

Jun 3, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393)

Jun 3, 2025

Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Mar 24, 2025

Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.

Mar 24, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.

Mar 5, 2025

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.

Mar 5, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 26, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 3, 2025	House · vote #146	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	396–5	See who voted →

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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.

What's happening now June 4, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Hearings & markups 1

Markup of Various Measures
Meeting Mar 5, 2025 · 9:45 AM EST · Small Business Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.
for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
ACTE
for ACTE · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 5

Goodlander, Maggie

New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2025

Bresnahan, Robert P.

Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2025

Olszewski, Johnny

Maryland · Feb 26, 2025

Tran, Derek

California · Feb 26, 2025

Wied, Tony

Wisconsin · Feb 26, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1642/

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"H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1642/.

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