{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-788","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 788","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-28","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-02-25","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h48","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"DOE and SBA Research Act","result":"Passed","yea":427,"nay":3,"present":0,"not_voting":3,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll048.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 Energy and Natural Resources.","date":"2025-02-26"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-28","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"DOE and SBA Research Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities. These activities must include, as appropriate, small businesses."},{"k":"p","t":"The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies."}],"words":57},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to enter into agreements to carry out joint research and development activities and to report to Congress on those activities.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}]},"core_areas":["Joint Department of Energy and Small Business Administration research and development agreements"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to enter into a memorandum of understanding or other appropriate agreement to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}},{"text":"Requires the two officials to ensure that small business concerns, as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act, are included in the activities, as appropriate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}},{"text":"Allows the two officials to carry out reimbursable agreements with appropriate entities and to collaborate with other Federal agencies as appropriate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}},{"text":"Requires the two officials to submit a report to Congress not later than two years after enactment, covering topics that include coordination, collaborative research achievements, and potential opportunities to expand technical capabilities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}},{"text":"Requires the activities to be applied consistently with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which is titled research security.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H0354ADC28DD14562B1676A753645A4A9"}},{"text":"States that no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Act or the amendments made by it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text/eh#H24D1D84191034E61A83E4D43D11FC524"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-02-25","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/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/788","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-788.png","v":"fb4d5451ff09","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 788, 119th Congress: DOE and SBA Research Act. House: 427 Yea, 3 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 25 Feb 2025."}}