Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 298 Introduced in House (IH)] 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 298 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2023 Mr. Mooney (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Pappas, and Ms. Leger Fernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSINESSES.

Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.

Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d(j)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ``rural-area small businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting ``rural-area small businesses,'' after ``women-owned small businesses,''.