H.R. 1642House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateCommerce

Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

Sponsored byRoger WilliamsR-TX-25Introduced Feb 26, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Jun 4, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Feb 26, 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.

Face Value

as passed the House
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

What Congress did

1 recorded
  • On decisive vote

    House · Jun 3, 2025

    A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.

    3965

    Passed

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