Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Bill: 116-hr-2409
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-30
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: 2019-07-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires 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: 2019-07-09
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires 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 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2019 Mrs. Axne (for herself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Riggleman , and Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee ) 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(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d(j) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, ; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d(j) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, ; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, .

Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2409 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT 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(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d(j) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, ; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, .

Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk