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S 577 · in committee · major

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

What this bill does

  • The SEC must report on capital access challenges faced by small businesses in rural areas.
  • Rural small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking financing are affected.
  • The bill requires a report with no specified appropriated funds or implementation timeline.

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  1. 01

    What specific barriers to financing do rural small business owners face that urban entrepreneurs do not encounter?

  2. 02

    How should Congress decide whether to fund new programs based on the SEC's findings, or should the report itself be sufficient?

  3. 03

    Which rural communities or business types would benefit most from improved access to capital, and how would success be measured?

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Sponsor · R-LA

John Kennedy

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Introduced 2025-02-13

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-13 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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