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H.R. 1190 · 119th Congress

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2025Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Status: Passed Congress

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (done)
  4. Passed Senate (current)
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5185)

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5185)

  2. Senate

    Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  3. Senate

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

  4. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2873-2874)

  6. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1190.

  7. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2873-2875)

  8. House

    Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 92.

  10. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-122.

  11. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.

  12. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Show 2 earlier actions
  1. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  2. Introduced in House