Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4520

SBIR/STTR Application Assistance Act

Small Business Research Grant Application Help

Jul 17, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 12 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Small Business and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It has not seen any action since July 2025, which means it has been stalled for 11 months. The committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.

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Unlikely to pass

The bill was just introduced and has been sent to committees for review. While it supports popular small business programs, it currently lacks the broad bipartisan support needed to move quickly.

Key Points

This bill requires the Small Business Administration to help small companies apply for federal research and technology grants. These grants help small businesses develop new inventions and turn them into products for the market.
The plan focuses on helping businesses in states that do not usually receive much federal research money. This is meant to make sure that innovation and high-tech jobs are spread more evenly across the country.
The government would be required to do more outreach to minority-serving colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions. This helps researchers at these schools get the support they need to participate in federal technology programs.
The bill extends a program called FAST through the year 2030. This program provides funding to states so they can offer specialized training and mentoring to local businesses competing for these competitive grants.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jul 17, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

SBIR/STTR Application Assistance Act

Bill NumberHR 4520

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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