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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1190
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2025
Mr. Downing (for himself, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Pappas) 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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
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Sec. 2. Access to capital for rural-area small businesses
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,
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