H.R. 915 · 119th Congress

Small Business Technological Advancement Act

Introduced on Feb 4, 2025 by Mark Alford (R-MO-4). 3 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Cosponsors
3
3 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Jun 3, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mark AlfordR-MO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 24, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 414–4

History

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  1. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. May 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 20, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  6. Jun 3, 2026Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
  7. Jun 3, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
  8. Jun 3, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
  9. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4142-4143; text: CR H4142)
  11. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 915.
  12. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  13. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4227)
  14. 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).House · Roll call 226
  15. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseOn 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).House · Roll call 226
  16. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jul 13, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Intuit, Inc. and Affiliates (formerly Intuit, Inc.)3 reports

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.