H.R. 1190 · House bill · 119th Congress

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Sponsored by Rep. Troy Downing, Montana with 5 co-sponsors

Introduced Feb 11, 2025

Referred to the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Latest action Oct 14, 2026

SponsorRep. Troy Downing, Montana· 5 cosponsorsRep. Janelle Bynum, OregonRep. Zachary (Zach) Nunn, Iowa

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What the bill does

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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Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (Feb 11, 2025).

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Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act”.

Sec. 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”.

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What the bill does

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.

Read the full summary

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (Feb 11, 2025).