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HR 298 118th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Business investment and capital Rural conditions and development Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Small business

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Introduced: January 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 30, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 30, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H503)
Jan 30, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H503)
Jan 30, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 298.
Jan 30, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H502-504)
Jan 30, 2023
Mr. McHenry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

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

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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 7
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Fry, Russell
South Carolina · Jan 30, 2023
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James, John
Michigan · Jan 30, 2023
 D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Jan 30, 2023
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 27, 2023
 R
Flood, Mike
Nebraska · Jan 26, 2023
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Jan 26, 2023
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 11, 2023
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Jan 11, 2023
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jan 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 298: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-298/
MLA
"H.R. 298: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-298/.
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H.R. 298, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-298/.
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