Who it affects
- Small Business Development Centers
- Women's Business Centers
- Small businesses
- Career and technical education students and graduates
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Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
H.R. 1642 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 26, 2025
The Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 would require business centers to inform small businesses about hiring career and technical education graduates.
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At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 396 to 5 on June 3.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers would have to provide hiring information to small businesses.
- The information would cover hiring graduates of career and technical education programs.
- When appropriate, centers would connect businesses with these programs so students and graduates can identify job opportunities.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
Fast-track vote that needs two-thirds
June 3, 2025 · Passed 396 to 5
- Republicans
- 201 yes
- 5 no
- Democrats
- 195 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger (R-TX)
- Introduced
- Feb. 26, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 5
- Committees
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee; House Small Business Committee
- Latest action
- June 4, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
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