# H.R. 788 (119th): DOE and SBA Research Act

DOE and SBA Research Act This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities. These activities must include, as appropriate, small businesses. The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: interagency_collaboration. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: research_funding. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: small_business. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 48: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill pursues ordinary prudential goods (interagency coordination, research efficiency, small business participation, and reporting) without naming any moral harm. It does not directly restrain evil or advance it, so it is best classed as prudential rather than morally charged.
Theological note: This is an ordinary administrative measure on interagency research coordination. It raises no direct question of human life, justice, or the restraint of evil, so its relevance is limited to prudent stewardship of public resources and fair access for small businesses.

## Recorded votes

Roll 48: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 427 · Nay 3 · Other 3.

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