Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Bill: 119-hr-1190
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2025-02-11
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Rural conditions and development

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of 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: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2025 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 June 23, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1190 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 June 23, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 92 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1190 [Report No. 119–122] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself, Ms. Bynum , Mr. Nunn of Iowa , and Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services June 3, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Vindman June 3, 2025 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 February 11, 2025 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 .

June 3, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1190 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself, Ms. Bynum , Mr. Nunn of Iowa , and Mr. Pappas ) 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, .