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S. 577 119th Congress Senate

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: John Kennedy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Business investment and capitalRural conditions and developmentSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Small business
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Feb 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 577: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-577/
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"S. 577: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-577/.
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S. 577, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-577/.
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