Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Latest action · Jul 27, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 31, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 10, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Aug 31, 2021 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Aug 31, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Aug 31, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Aug 31, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 10, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Aug 31, 2021 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2022 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jul 26, 2022Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 26, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7131)
- Jul 26, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5128.
- Jul 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7131)
- Jul 26, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 31, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 31, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7131Text printed H7131 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Maxine Waters D-CA | Jul 26, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 152, August 31, 2021, page H4501.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-756 | EXAMINING HOW CAPITAL MARKETS SERVE DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS45 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Dec 13, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2409 | Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 10, 2019 |
| S 3503 | Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act | Identical bill | Jan 13, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jul 26, 2022Engrossed in House
- Aug 31, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
