Bills · 119th Congress · Commerce

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

Also known as Small Business Technological Act of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/4/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 6/24/26
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 414–4 on June 24, 2026 (Roll Call 226 →). Received in the Senate on July 13, 2026. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 6/24/26Suspension 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. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic208 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 4 Not voting
  • Republican205 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Present · 8 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Small Business Technological Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to finance under the 7(a) loan program business software or cloud computing services that facilitate business operations, product or service delivery, payroll processing, human resources functions, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of inventory. Such software or services include business tools that utilize artificial intelligence.

The 7(a) loan program is the SBA's primary business loan program that provides loan guaranties for participating lenders to provide financing to small businesses that are otherwise unable obtain reasonable credit terms.

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Sponsor
Rep. Mark Alford ( Republican · MO-4)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
2/4/25
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 (15)
  1. 2/4/25Introduced in House
  2. 2/4/25Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  3. 5/20/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 5/20/26Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  5. 6/3/26Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
  6. 6/3/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
  7. 6/23/26Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. 6/23/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4142-4143; text: CR H4142)
  9. 6/23/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 915.
  10. 6/23/26At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Williams (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  11. 6/24/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4227)
  12. 6/24/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 226).
  13. 6/24/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 226).
  14. 6/24/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. 7/13/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.