# 119-hr-3169: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025 119-hr-3169, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3169 - As of: 2026-07-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3169 - Congress: 119 - Title: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-05-01 - Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY) - Cosponsors: 3 - Policy area: Commerce - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-19 ## Summary **Modernize and expand SBIR and STTR programs to accelerate commercialization.** It would raise agency funding floors, extend pilot programs through 2030, add new commercialization roles and training, expand technical and cybersecurity assistance, and tighten ownership rules tied to certain foreign entities. - Small businesses and researchers: Sets rising agency minimum budget shares from 4% (2026–2027) to 7% (2032 and thereafter) and adds per‑project technical assistance caps of Phase I up to $6,500 and Phase II up to $50,000. - Federal agencies and acquisition teams: Requires Technology Commercialization Officials and workforce training to ease Phase III awards, standardizes Phase I–III contracting and reporting, creates a 10% interagency transfer to boost administration, and raises the SBIR/STTR cost‑control target to 3.3%. - Equity, outreach, and security: Expands fellowships and outreach to minority and low‑award states, mandates public reporting of subcontracted research institutions, caps direct‑to‑Phase II awards at 10% per agency (15% for NIH), and bars awards tied to defined covered foreign entities after enactment. ## Cosponsors (3) - Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Keep SBIR and STTR running long term: benefit, high. This bill would remove the SBIR sunset and let the program continue. It would also remove the “through fiscal year 2025” limit on STTR so it could keep going after 2025. Several related pilots, including FAST and commercialization readiness programs, would be extended through September 30, 2030. Ci… - Easier path to Phase III contracts: benefit, medium. Agencies and prime contractors would standardize procedures, model contracts, and solicitation language for Phase I–III. Procurement reps would be told to push SBIR/STTR results into Phase III awards. SBA and partner agencies would train contracting staff on Phase III rules, data rights, and sole‑s… - Faster NIH award funding pilot: benefit, medium. NIH would start a pilot within one year to cut the time from award notice to funding to about 90 days. The pilot would end September 30, 2030. NIH would report results to Congress within three years. - Higher SBIR/STTR set-aside rates: benefit, medium. Agencies would have to set aside more of their budgets for SBIR and STTR. The rates would be at least 4% in FY2026–2027, 5% in FY2028–2029, 6% in FY2030–2031, and 7% in FY2032 and later. The bill would also add alternative baseline percentages of 0.5% (FY2026–2027), 0.65% (FY2028–2029), 0.8% (FY203… - More technical help and training: benefit, medium. Phase I awardees could use up to $6,500 per project, and Phase II awardees up to $50,000, for technical and business help, including cybersecurity. Agencies could include these amounts in the award or add them on top. You could use technical‑assistance funds to hire or train staff if it fits progra… - Clarifies SBIC investment references: benefit, low. The bill would add “SBIC investment” where rules now say private equity. It would also name SBICs using their legal definition. This would clarify how SBIC investments are treated in SBIR/STTR rules. - More help and outreach for applicants: benefit, low. Agencies could give application help, with a focus on States that have had few awards. They could use some program funds for outreach and assistance to boost participation. SBIR rules would add outreach to minority‑serving and Hispanic‑serving institutions within 90 days, and STTR would add outreac… - Tighter SBIR rules on foreign ties: cost, medium. Some firms would lose SBIR eligibility if the SBA finds they are majority‑owned by a covered foreign entity. The test would look at indirect ownership, ties to foreign governments, sanctions lists, and 25% or greater ownership thresholds. It would apply to awards made after enactment and includes f… - Direct-to-Phase II expanded with caps: mixed, medium. The direct‑to‑Phase II option would run through 2030 and be open to all SBIR agencies. But each agency could use no more than 10% of its SBIR funds for these awards each year. NIH could use no more than 15%. Agencies that use this option would report how many such awards they made and for how much. - More SBA admin funding transfer: mixed, low. DOD, DOE, HHS, NASA, and NSF would have to transfer at least 10% of certain program funds to SBA within two months after each related appropriations law. The money would be for SBA to administer SBIR/STTR and could not fund SBIC programs. The SBIR/STTR cost‑control target would rise from 3% to 3.3%. ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-3169 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3169) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853) - [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3169 (as of 2026-07-19).