Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Bill: 115-hr-4281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2017-11-07
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Congressional oversight

Rural conditions and development

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.</p>

action_date: 2018-01-29
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2017 Mr. Kihuen (for himself and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act . 2. Access to capital for rural-area small businesses Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking and women-owned small businesses and inserting , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses ; and (2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking and women-owned small businesses and inserting , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 396 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4281 [Report No. 115–531] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2017 Mr. Kihuen (for himself and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services January 29, 2018 Additional sponsor: Ms. Velázquez January 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 7, 2017 A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act . 2. Access to capital for rural-area small businesses Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking and women-owned small businesses and inserting , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses ; and (2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking and women-owned small businesses and inserting , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses .

January 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed