HR 776 · 113th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
Security in Bonding Act of 2014
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.(2014-05-21)
Plain Language Summary
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Security in Bonding Act of 2013 - Revises requirements related to assets pledged by a surety. Declares that if another applicable law or regulation permits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to specified federal law, and is based on a pledge of assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall: (1) consist of eligible obligations given as security instead of surety bonds; and (2) be submitted to the government official required to approve or accept the bond, who shall deposit the assets with a depository (the Secretary of the Treasury, a federal reserve bank, or a depository designated by the Secretary). Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 with respect to any Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantee or agreement to indemnify a surety under the Small Business Investment Program against loss from a breach of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond, performance bond, or ancillary bonds, by a principal on any total work order or contract amount at the time of bond execution that does not exceed $6.5 million, as adjusted for inflation. Increases from 70% to 90% of the loss incurred and paid by a surety authorized to issue bonds (subjec…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 776, Security in Bonding Act of 2014
Apr 16, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 776, Security in Bonding Act of 2013
May 13, 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2014
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (6)
2 Democrats4 Republicans