Politiparty
Politiparty
LeaderboardCongressBills

119th Congress Commerce

H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

Passed HouseJun 3, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 26, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jun 3, 2025, 396–5
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, 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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jun 3, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 396–5

Yea 396two-thirds 268Nay 5

  • Democrats195 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans200 yea, 5 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Keith Self (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Eric Burlison (R-MO) voted Nay

See how all 401 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 396

Republicans (200)

Democrats (195)

Independents (1)

Nay 5

Republicans (5) broke with their party

Not voting 30

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Jun 3, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Jun 3, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 396–5
    Roll call 146 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1950017
    Republicans2005013
    Independents1000
    Total3965030

    House roll call 146: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    5 crossed party lines: 5 Republicans

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

5

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

118 points earned
  1. 1Roger Williams R-TX SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
  2. 2Eric Burlison R-MO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Paul Gosar R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Marjorie Greene R-GA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Chip Roy R-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Roger Williams

History

  1. Jun 3, 2025Passed the House, 396–5.
  2. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in the House by Roger Williams.
Show the full action history (15 actions)
  1. Jun 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  2. Jun 3, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Jun 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2392-2393)
  4. Jun 3, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1642.
  5. Jun 3, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Jun 3, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2402-2403)
  7. Jun 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 5 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H2392)
  8. Jun 3, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 5 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H2392)
  9. Jun 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Mar 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-36.
  11. Mar 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
  12. Mar 5, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Mar 5, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
  14. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
  15. Feb 26, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.