DOE and SBA Research Act
Latest action · Feb 26, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DOE and SBA Research Act
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.
The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 48 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed427–3 | Feb 25, 2025 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Jan 28, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jan 28, 2025 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Feb 24, 2025 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2025 |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2025 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2025 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 25, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H823-824)
- Feb 25, 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): 427 - 3 (Roll no. 48). (text: 2/24/2025 CR H742)
- Feb 25, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 24, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H823enact | — | Feb 25, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H742, H743Text printed H742 | Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Kelly Morrison D-MN, Nick LaLota R-NY, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Roger Williams R-TX, Shri Thanedar D-MI | Feb 24, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 18, January 28, 2025, page H407.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DOE and SBA Research Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DOE and SBA Research Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DOE and SBA Research Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2025Referred in Senate
- Feb 25, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
