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S. 2656

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2656, the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 1, 2025 by Sen. Edward Markey (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Aug 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

S. 2656 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb2656/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2656 IS: Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-08-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2656
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  August 1, 2025
  Mr. Markey  (for himself,  Mr. Sullivan ,  Ms.
  Murkowski , and  Mr. Booker )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on Small Business and
  Entrepreneurship
  A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025  .
2.
Codification of the Rule of Two
Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Rule of Two
Each contract, task order, or delivery order for the purchase of goods or services that has an anticipated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold shall be reserved for small business concerns when the contracting officer reasonably expects—
(A)
to obtain offers from 2 or more responsible small business concerns; and
(B)
to award the contract, task order, or delivery order at a fair market price.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Edward Markey (D) sponsors S. 2656, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2656 went before 1 committee: Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Aug 1, 2025 · 80 Bills

Actions

S. 2656 has taken 2 actions since Aug 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Aug 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2656 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2656.

Titles

S. 2656 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 7 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named S. 2656 in 25 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Small Business, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT CIRCLE (INFORMAL COALITION)Advocacy coalitionDistrict of Columbia14—
IFB SOLUTIONSProvides training, employment, and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.North Carolina13$60K
GOVEVOLVEITVirginia13$40K
GOVCON SMALL BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal coalition to promote the success of growing small businesses.District of Columbia13—
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEChamber of commerceMaryland13—
HUBZONE CONTRACTORS NATIONAL COUNCILAssociation for HUBZone companiesVirginia12—
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLINDEmployment for people who are blindVirginia11$30K
PRIDE INDUSTRIESsupply chain and facilities managementCalifornia11$10K
SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSNonprofitWashington11$10K
ALLIANCE FOR EXPANDING AMERICA'S WORKFORCEadvocacy related to disability employment and procurement policy and practicesDistrict of Columbia11—
ITVAR MODERNIZATION COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal coalition to promote the importance of IT Value-Added Resellers (ITVARs)District of Columbia11—
SOURCEAMERICA—Virginia11—
WOMEN VETERANS BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal CoalitionDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC717$40K
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP13$60K
ALLIANCE FOR EXPANDING AMERICA'S WORKFORCE11—
BRUMIDI GROUP11$30K
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.11$10K
SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (FKA TESSERA)11$10K
SOURCEAMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN1717
AMELIA EMMETT1515
ANN SULLIVAN1513
CHRISTOPHER ALSUP125
ROBERT EMMETT134
JOSH ANDREWS113
MATTHEW ABDIFAR113
ALICIA EPSTEIN111
CATHERINE JOHNSON111
CHARLES COOPER111
DEVON BARTHOLOMEW111
JEFFREY KALOC111
JOHNATHAN ROSE111
JOSHUA PROSSER111
KEVIN BINGER111
RICARDO TERRAZAS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SOURCEAMERICASOURCEAMERICA2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLINDBRUMIDI GROUP2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
GOVEVOLVEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR EXPANDING AMERICA'S WORKFORCEALLIANCE FOR EXPANDING AMERICA'S WORKFORCE2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
GOVEVOLVEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSSKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (FKA TESSERA)2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
PRIDE INDUSTRIESCASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
GOVEVOLVEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
ITVAR MODERNIZATION COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
GOVCON SMALL BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT CIRCLE (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
WOMEN VETERANS BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT CIRCLE (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
GOVCON SMALL BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT CIRCLE (INFORMAL COALITION)MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2656 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2656’s is Commerce.

s2656/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com