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H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-04 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Official title
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Plain 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.
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Small Business Technological Advancement Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] · 3 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 915, Small Business Technological Act of 2025 (2026-06-16) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 226 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 915 (2026-06-24): Passed
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr915.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr915 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills