Work to create jobs by supporting small businesses and increasing educational opportunities.

Bill's legislative priorities reflect a keen understanding of the issues facing his constituents and a commitment to addressing them: working to create jobs by supporting our small businesses and increasing educational opportunities

Keating's official biography identifies creating jobs through small business support and expanded educational opportunities as a legislative priority and commitment.

Biography | Congressman Bill Keating
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Keating's official House site frames his economic-development position around creating jobs, supporting small businesses, and expanding educational opportunities, and says his office has secured federal funding for workforce and education projects in the district.

This establishes the promise area and provides an official-office claim of work on workforce and education funding, but it is self-reported and should be weighed below bill text and roll-call records.

partial unknown A for effort

Congressman Bill Keating | Representing the 9th District of Massachusetts
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Congress.gov records H.R.803 as Public Law 113-128. Its summary says the law reauthorized workforce-development systems for job training and employment services, adult education, family literacy, vocational rehabilitation, and other core workforce programs.

The enacted law directly addresses the education/workforce side of the promise by funding and restructuring job-training and adult-education systems.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 378 on H.R.803 as passed, 415-6. William R. Keating, Democrat of Massachusetts, voted Yea.

Keating cast a recorded vote for the workforce and adult-education law that later became Public Law 113-128.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Clerk Roll Call 378, H.R.803 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
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Congress.gov records H.R.7010 as Public Law 116-142. Its summary says the law modified forgiveness of PPP loans made to small businesses, extended the covered period for eligible expenses, increased flexibility for non-payroll costs, and extended time to rehire or restore wages.

The enacted law is direct federal support for small businesses and employment retention through PPP flexibility.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 114 on H.R.7010 as passed, 417-1. William R. Keating, Democrat of Massachusetts, voted Yea.

Keating voted for a successful small-business relief bill that became law days later.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Clerk Roll Call 114, H.R.7010 Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act
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Congress.gov records H.R.1319 as Public Law 117-2. The law included additional relief for businesses, expanded PPP and EIDL support, created a Restaurant Revitalization Fund, reauthorized the State Small Business Credit Initiative, funded schools and higher education, and provided emergency financial-aid grants to students.

This law combined small-business support with education funding, matching both components of the promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 72 on H.R.1319 as passed, 220-211. William R. Keating, Democrat of Massachusetts, voted Yea.

Keating voted for the enacted American Rescue Plan, which included small-business relief and education funding.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Clerk Roll Call 72, H.R.1319 American Rescue Plan Act
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Congress.gov records H.R.4346 as Public Law 117-167. Its summary says the act funded domestic semiconductor production and established a CHIPS workforce and education fund for microelectronics workforce development; it also authorized STEM education, community-college, technical-workforce, and industry-aligned education programs.

The enacted law supports job creation in advanced manufacturing and expands STEM/workforce education opportunities.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R.4346 - CHIPS and Science Act
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 404 on H.R.4346 as passed, 243-187. William R. Keating, Democrat of Massachusetts, voted Yea.

Keating voted for the enacted CHIPS and Science Act, a jobs and STEM/workforce education measure.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Clerk Roll Call 404, H.R.4346 CHIPS and Science Act
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Congress.gov lists William R. Keating as serving in the 112th through 119th Congresses and reports extensive member activity, including sponsored legislation, cosponsored legislation, remarks, and recorded House roll-call votes.

This verifies the relevant federal service window for assessing the promise and ties the cited roll-call activity to Keating's House tenure.

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William R. Keating | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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