1HOUSE · JUN 24, 2026
Passed the House
414–4PASSED
R 205–4 D 208–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 226 · 1 present · 12 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Official title: To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Alford R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
- Committee actionMay 20, 2026
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2026 · 414–4
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 13, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 915.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 915, Small Business Technological Act of 2025” on June 16, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on June 3, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62527
- CBO publication date
- June 16, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-678 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on June 3, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 3, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/678
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae0d6316d413b9b1f858da18d42682d9d7450fb628ff8919ce9945920dd9a688
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 23, February 4, 2025, Page H460):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States; . . . ''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 140 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae0d6316d413b9b1f858da18d42682d9d7450fb628ff8919ce9945920dd9a688
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 915. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Susie Lee (D-NV), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Frank Mrvan (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Alford.
- H.R. 5764 (119th) AI for Main Street Act
- H.R. 2027 (119th) Returning SBA to Main Street Act of 2025
- H.Res. 227 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 18, 2025, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as…
- H.R. 5387 (119th) Saving the American Dream Act
- H.R. 4153 (119th) Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act
- H.Res. 1132 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 24, 2026, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as…
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Sponsor’s state and district
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