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HR 1642 · in committee · major

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

What this bill does

  • Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers must educate small businesses about hiring career and technical education graduates.
  • Small businesses and career/technical education programs and their graduates are affected.
  • No direct federal spending specified; primarily requires information-sharing coordination.

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    How would small businesses benefit from connecting with career and technical education graduates instead of other hiring pipelines?

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    What coordination challenges might Small Business Development Centers face when adding graduate outreach to their existing services?

  3. 03

    Why does Congress believe small businesses currently lack awareness of career and technical education graduates as potential employees?

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Sponsor · R-TX-25

Roger Williams

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Introduced 2025-06-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-04 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-06-03 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

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

  6. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

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

  9. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

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

  10. 2025-03-24 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.

  11. 2025-03-24 · house · Committee

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

  12. 2025-03-24 · Committee

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

  13. 2025-03-05 · house · Committee

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

  14. 2025-03-05 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  16. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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