# 119-hr-788: DOE and SBA Research Act

119-hr-788, DOE and SBA Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-788
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-788
- Congress: 119
- Title: DOE and SBA Research Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Joint DOE–SBA R&D partnership** to align Department of Energy research with Small Business Administration priorities and boost small business participation in federal research. It would require the two agencies to enter one or more agreements for collaborative research and to report back to Congress on results and opportunities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 427 | 3 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Energy and Small Business research partnership: benefit, low. If enacted, the Energy Secretary and the Small Business Administration Administrator would make formal agreements to do joint research and development. Small businesses would be included in projects as appropriate. Agencies could use reimbursable agreements and work with other federal agencies. Wit…
- No extra money for these activities: cost, low. If enacted, no additional amounts would be authorized to be appropriated to carry out this bill or its amendments. That would mean Congress could not add discretionary funding for these activities after enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-788 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/788)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-788 (as of 2026-09-10).