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H.R. 1642 · Commerce
Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
What does this mean?

Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers—federally backed offices that give free advice and training to small business owners—would be required to start telling those business owners about the option of hiring graduates from career and technical education programs, which are the vocational and skills-training programs (like welding, healthcare, IT, or trade schools) that prepare students for specific jobs. Where it makes sense, these centers would also help connect small businesses directly with those training programs, making it easier for students and graduates to learn about job openings and for employers to find workers with hands-on skills. The main effect is on the guidance and connections these business-support centers offer, not on any funding, hiring mandates, or new requirements for the businesses themselves.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 26, 2025
Passed House
Jun 3, 2025
Received in Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Full action history (15)
Feb 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
Mar 5, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
Mar 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.
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