S. 2232 119th Congress Senate

Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to expand the surety bond program under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2025 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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May 4, 2026

Held at the desk.

May 4, 2026

Received in the House.

May 1, 2026

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Apr 29, 2026

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

Apr 29, 2026

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

Jul 30, 2025

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

Jul 30, 2025

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

Jul 16, 2025

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

Jul 9, 2025

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

Jul 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jan 12, 2016	Senate · vote #2	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2232	Rejected	53–44	See who voted →

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What's happening now May 4, 2026

Held at the desk.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers, S.1199, to extend t…
Meeting Jul 16, 2025 · 2:30 PM EDT · Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2232: Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2232/

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"S. 2232: Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2232/.

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S. 2232, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2232/.

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