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HR 5258 107th Congress House

Increased Capital Access for Growing Businesses Act

Official title: To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide incentives for small business investment.

Introduced: July 26, 2002 See on congress.gov
Commerce Capital investmentsFinance and Financial SectorSecuritiesSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Jul 29, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1457)
Jul 26, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 26, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 19, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Increased Capital Access for Growing Businesses Act - Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to redefine an "eligible portfolio company" as an issuer whose aggregate value of outstanding equity securities is not more than $1billion (thus making such companies eligible for capital investment by Business Development Companies, publicly traded companies that invest in small and medium- sized business that need access to capital).
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5258: Increased Capital Access for Growing Businesses Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5258/
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"H.R. 5258: Increased Capital Access for Growing Businesses Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5258/.
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