Bill directs business centers to link small firms with trade school graduates
Passed one chamberH.R. 1642Latest action
Sponsor: Roger Williams · Representative · TX
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Official title: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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The bill has small business centers help connect employers with career and technical education graduates.
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What does this do?
This bill updates the Small Business Act to have Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers add services connecting small businesses with career and technical education (CTE) graduates. These centers would inform businesses about hiring CTE graduates, share resources with CTE programs about starting or growing businesses, and help connect CTE students and graduates with career opportunities at small businesses.
Who does it affect?
Small business owners, including women-owned businesses, and CTE students and graduates in fields like welding, healthcare support, IT, or construction trades are affected. Staff at federally supported Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers would also carry out the new duties.
Why does it matter?
The change would alter the scope of services these federally supported centers are required to provide, adding coordination between small businesses and CTE programs.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jun 4, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 146
As recorded
- Question
- On Motion to and Pass
- Result:
- Passed
- 396
- Nay
- 5
- 0
- 30
Republicans 201 yes, 5 no, 13 not voting · Democrats 195 yes, 17 not voting
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