{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-915","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 915","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Small Business Technological Advancement Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Small Business Technological Advancement Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Small Business Technological Advancement Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Small Business Technological Advancement Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Small Business Technological Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Small Business Technological Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-04","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-06-24","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h226","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Small Business Technological Advancement Act","result":"Passed","yea":414,"nay":4,"present":1,"not_voting":12,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll226.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":"2026-07-13"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-06-03","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Small Business Technological Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to finance under the 7(a) loan program business software or cloud computing services that facilitate business operations, product or service delivery, payroll processing, human resources functions, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of inventory. Such software or services include business tools that utilize artificial intelligence."},{"k":"p","t":"The 7(a) loan program is the SBA's primary business loan program that provides loan guaranties for participating lenders to provide financing to small businesses that are otherwise unable obtain reasonable credit terms."}],"words":93},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to make loans that finance business software or cloud computing services.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}]},"core_areas":["Small Business Administration 7(a) loan uses for business software and cloud computing services"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a new paragraph to Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act allowing the Administration to provide loans to finance, in whole or in part, business software or cloud computing services, or any such technology.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}},{"text":"Covers software and services that facilitate business operations, product or service delivery, payroll processing, payment or tracking, human resources, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of supplies, inventory, records and expenses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}},{"text":"Includes business tools that utilize artificial intelligence among the technology the loans may finance.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}},{"text":"States that the amendment does not mean that Section 7(a) loans made before enactment for these purposes were not permissible.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}},{"text":"States that the amendment does not authorize the use of Section 7(a) loans for research and development purposes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}},{"text":"States that the amendment does not limit the definition of working capital under the Small Business Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh#H61157CAA551F4AA8BB7F8B172B5BC494"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-06-24","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-915.png","v":"d58479955116","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 915, 119th Congress: Small Business Technological Advancement Act. House: 414 Yea, 4 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 24 Jun 2026."}}