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S 294 118th Congress Senate 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: February 7, 2023 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2023
Held at the desk.
Sep 12, 2023
Received in the House.
Sep 11, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 7, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4325-4326; text: CR S4325-4326)
Sep 7, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4325-4326; text: CR S4325-4326)
Sep 7, 2023
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 September 12, 2023

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 7, 2023
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 7, 2023
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Feb 7, 2023
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2023
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Feb 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 294: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-294/
MLA
"S. 294: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-294/.
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S. 294, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-294/.
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[S. 294: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-294/)
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