# 119-s-1048: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act

119-s-1048, Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1048
- Congress: 119
- Title: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Connects career and technical education graduates to Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers.** This bill would amend the Small Business Act so those centers explicitly help CTE graduates get hired by small businesses and help graduates start new small business concerns. - Graduates: Students who complete career and technical education programs would gain explicit access to hiring assistance and startup help through local Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers. - Small businesses: Small business concerns would be eligible for targeted help to recruit and hire CTE program graduates, improving access to work-ready technical talent. - Service centers: Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers would have their client base and services expanded to include hiring supports and entrepreneurship assistance for CTE graduates.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Small business help for career and technical education grads: benefit, low. If enacted, Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers would offer targeted help. Small businesses could get help to hire graduates of career and technical education programs. Those graduates could get help to start a small business. The bill would use the Perkins Act definitio…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1048)

## Related
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-2211: Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2211)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1048 (as of 2026-09-10).