Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Sponsored bySen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA· Introduced 13 February 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

13 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 26 August 2025

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.

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2 actions

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
13 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
13 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA

Cosponsors

Democrat360%
Republican240%

Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Democrat:Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]GA
Democrat:Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]MI

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Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Legislative subjects

Business investment and capitalRural conditions and developmentSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Small business

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