Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Technological Act of 2025
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.
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 226 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed414–4 | Jun 24, 2026 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2025 to May 19, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Feb 4, 2025 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | May 19, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2025Markup May 20, 2026Reported Jun 3, 2026 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2026 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Jun 24, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4227)
- Jun 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 4, 1 Present (Roll no. 226).
- Jun 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4142-4143; text: CR H4142)
- Jun 23, 2026Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 915.
- Jun 23, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Williams (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Jun 3, 2026Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
- Jun 3, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
- May 20, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 20, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
- Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 H4227enact | — | Jun 24, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4142, H4143Text printed H4142 | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D-MD, Mark Alford R-MO, Roger Williams R-TX | Jun 23, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 16, 2026H.R. 915, Small Business Technological Act of 2025As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on June 3, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 23, February 4, 2025, page H460.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-037 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES152 pages | Small Business Committee | May 20, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 305 | Small Business Technological Act of 2025 | Related bill | May 21, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Small Business Technological Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Small Business Technological Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Small Business Technological Advancement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Small Business Technological Advancement Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 24, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jun 3, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 4, 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.
