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Rural Capital Access Act

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text: CR S1830-1831)
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Rural Capital Access Act

This bill increases federally backed leverage, or investments, available to small businesses in rural areas through Small Business Administration (SBA) programs. Specifically, the bill (1) reduces restrictions on federally backed leverage for small business investment companies (SBICs) investing in small businesses located in rural areas, and (2) allows the SBA to extend as leverage to rural business investment companies certain unexpended amounts intended for SBICs.

The bill also establishes an interagency working group comprised of the SBA, the Department of Agriculture, and industry stakeholders to develop administrative and legislative recommendations to improve program coordination and capital access in rural areas.

What's happening now March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text: CR S1830-1831)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5521 Identical bill Rural Capital Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 25, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1058: Rural Capital Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1058/
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"S. 1058: Rural Capital Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1058/.
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S. 1058, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1058/.
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