S 577 119th 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 13, 2025 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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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.

What's happening now February 13, 2025

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

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Cosponsors 5

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Sep 2, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Jun 2, 2025

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Feb 13, 2025

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Feb 13, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Feb 13, 2025

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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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