HR 4520 — SBIR/STTR Application Assistance Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-07-17
Latest action: — 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.
Sponsors (1)
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — sponsor · 2025-07-17
Action timeline (4)
- · H11100 — 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.
- · H11100 — 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.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-07-17 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Small Business Research Programs: Selected Issues for Reauthorization
R48629· Reports · 2025-12-15Congress established two programs that support small business research and development (R&D): the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The SBIR and
Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Science, Space, and Technology Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Small Business Committee | — | congress-committee |
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48629 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | ← | Morrison, Kelly | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | sponsor | 6 | — | 10 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 264 | $350,109 | $350,109 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $62,869 | $62,869 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 33 | $50,720 | $50,720 |
| 4 | ecolab | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 5 | carlson | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 6 | m.a. mortenson company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | psd llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | target | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | hennepin county medical center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | bassfordremele | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | pmg management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | park nicollet methodist hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | stinson llp | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | pnc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | free + fair litigation group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | key investment, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | higgins estate lawpllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | breazeale group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | metropolitan corp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | mn united football | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | callanish capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | callanish capital llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | fhlb of des moines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | us house of representatives | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | university of pittsburgh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · sponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-23 · Cited in GAO report R48629 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2025-07-17 · sponsored by Morrison, Kelly (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Small Business Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee · congress-committee