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HR 1642Passed HouseCommercehouse
Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
house · Jun 3, 2025
History
- Jun 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Jun 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 3, 2025On 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, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2402-2403)
- Jun 3, 2025At 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, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642.
- Jun 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393)
- Jun 3, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
- Mar 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.
- Mar 5, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
- Mar 5, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House