118 HR 298 : Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 298IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 31, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsAN ACTTo amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act.

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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,.

Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 2023.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.