{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1642","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1642","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","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."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-26","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-06-03","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h146","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act","result":"Passed","yea":396,"nay":5,"present":0,"not_voting":30,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll146.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.","date":"2025-06-04"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-26","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":64},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Small Business Act to add career and technical education activities to the services of small business development centers and women's business centers.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}]},"core_areas":["Small business development center services related to career and technical education","Women's business center services related to career and technical education"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a definition of \"career and technical education\" to the Small Business Act that uses the meaning given in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}},{"text":"Adds to the listed services of small business development centers educational information for small businesses on hiring graduates of career and technical education programs and on programs relevant to those businesses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}},{"text":"Adds to the listed services of small business development centers providing information to career and technical education programs on how students and graduates can access center resources and services to start and expand a small business concern.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}},{"text":"Adds to the listed services of small business development centers, as appropriate, connecting small businesses with career and technical education programs to assist students and graduates with identifying career opportunities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}},{"text":"Adds to the listed activities of women's business centers educational information for small business concerns owned and controlled by women on hiring career and technical education graduates and on relevant programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}},{"text":"Adds to the activities of women's business centers providing information to career and technical education programs on accessing center services, and, as appropriate, connecting women-owned small business concerns with those programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh#H57A7FAC11CD24D039A7A7B6DED0AF3CA"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-06-03","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1642/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1642.png","v":"79381035cf55","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1642, 119th Congress: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025. House: 396 Yea, 5 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 3 Jun 2025."}}