Bills · 119th Congress · Commerce

DOE and SBA Research Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/28/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 2/25/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 427–3 on February 25, 2025 (Roll Call 48 →). Received in the Senate on February 26, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 2/25/25Suspension 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
  • Democratic212 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Not voting
  • Republican215 Yea · 3 Nay · 0 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

DOE and SBA Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities. These activities must include, as appropriate, small businesses.

The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.

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Sponsor
Rep. Nick LaLota ( Republican · NY-1)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
1/28/25
Policy area
Commerce

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (11)
  1. 1/28/25Introduced in House
  2. 1/28/25Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. 2/24/25Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  4. 2/24/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H742-743)
  5. 2/24/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 788.
  6. 2/24/25At 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.
  7. 2/25/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H823-824)
  8. 2/25/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 3 (Roll no. 48). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H742)
  9. 2/25/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 3 (Roll no. 48). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H742)
  10. 2/25/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. 2/26/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.