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House Bill 915
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Small Business Technological Act of 2025
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Introduced in House on Feb 4, 2025
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H. R. 915 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 591

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 915

[Report No. 119–678]


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


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 4, 2025

Mr. Alford (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

June 3, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Mrvan and Mr. McGarvey

June 3, 2026

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Technological Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Additional uses for small business administration business loans.

(a) In general.—Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(38) ACCESS TO MODERN BUSINESS SOFTWARE.—The Administration may provide loans under this subsection to finance, in whole or in part, business software or cloud computing services, or any such technology, that facilitates business operations, product or service delivery, the processing, payment, or tracking of payroll expenses, human resources, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of supplies, inventory, records and expenses, including business tools that utilize artificial intelligence.”.

(b) Rule of construction.—Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to—

(1) provide that loans made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) before the date of enactment of this Act for the purposes described in paragraph (38) of such section 7(a), as added by subsection (a), were not permissible;

(2) authorize the use of loans made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) for research and development purposes; or

(3) limit the definition of working capital under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).


Union Calendar No. 591

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 915
[Report No. 119–678]

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

June 3, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed