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Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act 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.
Action Timeline
2025-06-24
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-06-23
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-06-23
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-06-23
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2873-2874)
2025-06-23
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1190.
2025-06-23
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2873-2875)
2025-06-23
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2873-2874)
2025-06-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-122.
2025-06-03
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 92.
2025-06-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-122.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1190 pass?
HR.1190 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 23%.
What does HR.1190 do?
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act 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.
Who sponsored HR.1190?
HR.1190 was sponsored by Troy Downing (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1190 EH: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN 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. 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.
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