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H.R. 1642Passed House

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

Introduced: Feb 26, 2025

Latest action date: Jun 4, 2025

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

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

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What this bill does

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

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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What this legislation is about

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Commerce

View 6 official legislative subjects
Business educationEmployee hiringHigher educationSmall businessVocational and technical educationWomen in business

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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 27, 2026.

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

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

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  3. 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)

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  4. 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)

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

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  6. 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.

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

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

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

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  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.

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

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

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

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  14. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  15. Introduced in House

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  16. Introduced in House

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  17. Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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PassedJun 3, 2025House · Roll call 146

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

396 Yea30 Not Voting5 Nay
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Andy BiggsNot Voting
Angie CraigNot Voting
Barry MooreNot Voting
Bill HuizengaNot Voting
David ScottYea
Donald NorcrossNot Voting
Doug LaMalfaYea
Eric SwalwellYea
Grace MengNot Voting
John B. LarsonNot Voting
Josh GottheimerNot Voting
Juan VargasNot Voting
Kevin MullinNot Voting
Laura GillenNot Voting
Laurel M. LeeNot Voting
Lori TrahanNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneNay
Mark E. GreenYea
Mike LevinNot Voting
Mikie SherrillNot Voting
Nancy MaceNot Voting
Richard HudsonNot Voting
Rick LarsenNot Voting
Scott H. PetersNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Steve ScaliseNot Voting
Steven HorsfordNot Voting
Tony GonzalesYea
Victoria SpartzNot Voting
Wesley HuntNot Voting

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