Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chris Coons’ (D-Del.) bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act. The bill would expand access to growth capital for small U.S.-based manufacturers.
Support the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act to expand access to growth capital for small U.S.-based manufacturers.
Occurrences
Congress.gov lists Jon Husted as a Senate cosponsor of H.R.3174, the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act.
Evidence
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing the bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, which aims to expand access to growth capital for small U.S.-based manufacturers.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3174, the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, which doubles the SBA's loan limit from $5 million to $10 million for small manufacturers.
Latest Action: Senate - 12/04/2025 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed House.
Sen. Jon Husted joined Sens. Joni Ernst and Chris Coons on the bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, stating the bill would expand access to growth capital for small U.S.-based manufacturers.
Latest recorded Senate action (Dec. 4, 2025): read twice and placed on Senate Legislative Calendar (Calendar No. 283); bill has not been recorded as passed by the Senate or enacted.
Congress.gov lists Jon Husted as a Senate cosponsor of H.R.3174. The page's latest action is Senate placement on the legislative calendar on December 4, 2025, and it shows the bill has not advanced to enactment.
Sen. Jon Husted's official Senate office announced that he joined Sens. Joni Ernst and Chris Coons' bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, saying the bill would expand access to growth capital for small U.S.-based manufacturers. Husted also gave a statement supporting the bill's goal of bringing manufacturing jobs and products back to the United States.
The official reported Senate bill text identifies S.1555 as the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act of 2025 and states that it would increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers. The text defines small manufacturers as businesses classified in NAICS manufacturing sectors with production facilities located in the United States and raises certain SBA loan caps to $10 million.
Congress.gov lists S.1555 as the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act of 2025, sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst, with latest Senate action on January 14, 2026, when the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held hearings. The tracker shows the bill status as Introduced, not passed by the Senate or enacted.
Congress.gov's S.1555 cosponsor page lists three cosponsors: Sen. Christopher Coons, Sen. Todd Young, and Sen. John Hickenlooper. It does not list Sen. Jon Husted as a formal cosponsor on that Senate bill page.
Congress.gov lists H.R.3174 as the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act. It states the bill passed the House by voice vote on December 1, 2025, and the latest Senate action was December 4, 2025, when it was read twice and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 283.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the House passed H.R.3174, the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, and described the bill as doubling SBA loan limits for small manufacturers from $5 million to $10 million.
Husted's official Senate biography says he began serving Ohioans in the U.S. Senate in January 2025 and serves in the 119th Congress on the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, among other committees.
Assessments
The promise was framed as supporting the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, not guaranteeing enactment. Evidence shows Husted publicly joined and supported the bill during his current U.S. Senate term, and Congress/Senate-office materials tie the legislation to expanded growth capital access for small U.S.-based manufacturers. The bill had not been enacted, but enactment is not required to satisfy a promise to support the measure. The effort badge is warranted because he took a concrete legislative/public support action.
The promise was to support the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, not to guarantee its enactment. Husted publicly joined the bipartisan bill and official congressional records list him as a Senate cosponsor during his current federal term. The bill's lack of final enactment does not negate delivery here because the claimed action was his support, and he materially and verifiably provided that support.
Sen. Husted publicly joined and co-sponsored the bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act (H.R.3174/S.2664) on March 16, 2026, which is a direct act of supporting the bill to expand access to growth capital for small U.S. manufacturers. The bill had passed the House and been placed on the Senate calendar but had not yet been enacted; however, the pledge was to support the Act, and his cosponsorship constitutes fulfillment of that promise during his term.
Husted materially supported the promised policy by joining the bipartisan Senate introduction of the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act during his current federal term. However, official Congress.gov status shows H.R.3174 has passed the House and been placed on the Senate calendar, but has not passed the Senate or become law. Because the promise was to support the Act and expand access to capital, his support/advancement earns partial credit, but the substantive policy outcome has not yet been delivered.
Jon Husted co-sponsored the Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act, demonstrating legislative effort. The bill passed the House and included provisions to expand access to capital for small manufacturers, directly aligning with the promise. However, no evidence indicates the bill was fully enacted into law or fully implemented, which limits delivery to partial.