S 3971Signed into lawU.S. Senate · 119th Congress
Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- Sponsor
- Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) (R)
- Introduced
- Mar 3, 2026
- Latest action
- Became Public Law No: 119-83. (Apr 13, 2026)
How every member voted
Passed Senate
Senate · 2026-03-03
Agreed to without a recorded vote — Voice vote — no recorded roll-call vote. No individual positions were recorded, so there is no member-by-member breakdown for this stage.
Passed House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill · House · Roll call #89 · 17-Mar-2026
345
Yea
41
Nay
45
Not voting
0
Present
Democrats
192 yea · 1 nay
Republicans
153 yea · 40 nay
Voted Yea (345)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Blake Moore (R-UT)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christian Menefee (D-TX)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Herbert Conaway (D-NJ)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- James Clyburn (D-SC)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- John James (R-MI)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- John Mannion (D-NY)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Luz Rivas (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Michael Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ)
- Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Riley Moore (R-WV)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Voted Nay (41)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Anna Luna (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Did not vote (45)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Dale Strong (R-AL)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
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S 3971 reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through fiscal year 2031 and makes several modifications to how they operate. These federal programs provide competitive awards to small domestic businesses for research and development projects with commercial potential. The bill requires federal agencies administering these programs to evaluate security risks when reviewing applications, and if an agency denies an application for security reasons, it must explain that decision to the applicant. Additionally, each agency must establish a limit on how many proposals a single small business can submit each year for Phase I and Phase II funding rounds.
The bill also expands training requirements for federal contracting officers and acquisition staff who handle Phase III awards, which focus on commercializing technologies developed through SBIR and STTR funding. It creates a new "strategic breakthrough allocations" category that provides additional Phase II awards to small businesses working on critical technology areas, provided those businesses can secure matching funds from other sources. These changes aim to clarify program operations and direct resources toward technologies identified as strategically important while adding security review procedures and submission limits.
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