United States 119th Congress Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

S 2232 — Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced July 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 60 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill S. 2232 includes a new engrossed format and removes the previous short title and certain sections related to the Surety Bond Program. This means there is no longer a specific title for the act, and details about the Surety Bond Program's expansion are also no longer present in the text. The practical effect is that the content of the bill has shifted, focusing on revised legislative structure without explicitly stating the mechanisms of the Surety Bond Program within this version.

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2232 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
2232 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
135 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2232 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
2232 To expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2025 Mr.
Markey introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 30, 2025 Reported by Ms.
Ernst, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
EXPANSION OF THE SURETY BOND PROGRAM.</DELETED> <DELETED> Part B of title IV of the Small Business Investment Act of (15 U.S.C.
694a et seq.) is amended--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) in section 411 (15 U.S.C.
694b)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) in subsection (a)(1)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$6,500,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) The Administrator may guarantee a surety under subparagraph (A) for a total work order or contract in an amount that does not exceed $20,000,000.'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) in subsection (e)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;</DELETED> <DELETED> (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$6,500,000,'' and inserting ``the amount described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1), as applicable;'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, or'' and inserting ``;
or'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) in section 412 (15 U.S.C.
694c)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking ``, excluding administrative expenses,'';</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(b) Not more than 5 percent of the amount in the fund described in subsection (a) on the first day of each fiscal year may be obligated during that fiscal year to cover costs incurred by the Administration in connection with the management and administration of this part, including costs related to information technology and systems, personnel, outreach activities, and relevant contracts.''.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
Calendar No.
Passed the Senate April 29, 2026.
135 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
Attest:
2232 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Secretary.
_______________________________________________________________________ July 30, 2025 Reported with an amendment
119th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
2232 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Received in the House.

  2. Held at the desk.

  3. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2108-2109; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2108-2109)

  6. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  7. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Ernst with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  8. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 135.

  9. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. Introduced in Senate

  11. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors S 2232?
S 2232 is sponsored by Markey, Edward J. (Democratic).
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This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced July 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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