119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 4, 2025
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jul 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Commerce
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Jun 3, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Jun 24, 2026 · Roll call 226 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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). Roll call details
Passed/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). Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4227)
At 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 915.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4142-4143; text: CR H4142)
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 591.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-678.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Advanced technology and technological innovations · Computer security and identity theft · Government lending and loan guarantees
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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4 citations.
LIVE OAK BANK · lobbying firm or registrant: LIVE OAK BANKING COMPANY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS LIVE OAK BANK)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Small Business
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sues related to E-Tran and technology at SBA - Issues related to SBA loan limit increase for 7(a) and 504 programs - H.R. 5763, Main Street Parity Act - S. 305/H.R. 915, Small Business Technological Act - Issues related to SBA OCRM enforcement transparency
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: FS VECTOR
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…sses and consumers. Support greater access to financial services and financial inclusion. Promote payments infrastructure modernization and market competition, HR 915.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: FS VECTOR
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 23, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…sses and consumers. Support greater access to financial services and financial inclusion. Promote payments infrastructure modernization and market competition, HR 915.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: FS VECTOR
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 30, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…sses and consumers. Support greater access to financial services and financial inclusion. Promote payments infrastructure modernization and market competition, HR 915.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing