H.R. 1642Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Roger Williams [R-TX-25]
Cosponsors: 5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Commerce
Committees: Small Business Committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Latest action: Jun 4, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
Passed the HouseJun 3, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1642 as introduced in House on Feb 26, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 146

House Jun 3, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

396 Yea 5 Nay 30 not voting

Crossed both parties 5 of 401 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic212 members

Independent1 member

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1642 and vote against it. 4 signed when it was filed.

DJohnny Olszewski, Jr. [D-MD-02]Original2026 profile

RRobert P. Bresnahan, Jr. [R-PA-08]Original2026 profile

DDerek Tran [D-CA-45]Original2026 profile

RTony Wied [R-WI-08]Original2026 profile

DMaggie Goodlander [D-NH-02]Joined Mar 5, 20252026 profile

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H.R. 1642Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 146

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

H.R. 1642Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 146

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 16423 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 16423 organizations