DOE and SBA Research Act

Sponsored by Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) · 3 active : 3 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedFeb 25, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

8 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

DOE and SBA Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities. These activities must include, as appropriate, small businesses.

The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Small Business · HouseReferred to
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small Business Administration

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

48Swing 70–100
271Middle 30–70
109Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 12.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 4305 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 310On PassageDUMP Red Tape Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7757 · Jun 29, 2026 · Roll call 588On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedKIDS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1182 · Apr 22, 2026 · Roll call 492On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of the United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives
PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 3971 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 449On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSmall Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2965 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 309On PassageSmall Business Regulatory Reduction Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1770 · Jul 14, 2025 · Roll call 191On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassConsumer Safety Technology Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3422 · Jun 23, 2025 · Roll call 173On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPromoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2966 · Jun 6, 2025 · Roll call 155On PassageAmerican Entrepreneurs First Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 2987 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 154On PassageCEASE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2931 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 152On PassageSave SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1442 · Apr 29, 2025 · Roll call 107On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYouth Poisoning Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 973 · Apr 28, 2025 · Roll call 102On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSetting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Cosponsors

3 active

Show all 3 cosponsors

Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3)
Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.