Bills · 119th Congress · Commerce

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

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 6/3/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic195 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Not voting
  • Republican200 Yea · 5 Nay · 13 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Roger Williams ( Republican · TX-25)
Cosponsors
5
Introduced
2/26/25
Policy area
Commerce
Status
2/26/25Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
2/26/25Introduced in House
3/5/25Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
3/5/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
3/24/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
3/24/25Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.
6/3/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6/3/25On 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)
6/3/25Passed/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)
6/3/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2402-2403)
6/3/25At 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.
6/3/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642.
6/3/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393)
6/3/25Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
6/4/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.