118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 298 — Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

“To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.”

Finance and financial sector

Introduced Jan 11, 2023

Last action Jan 31, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jan 11, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jan 11, 2023

Financial Services · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

House floor

Step 5

Senate

Jan 31, 2023

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in House

Timeline · 8 actions

Jan 31, 2023

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

Jan 30, 2023

Mr. McHenry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 30, 2023

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Jan 30, 2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 298.

Jan 30, 2023

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

Jan 30, 2023

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

Jan 11, 2023

Introduced in House

Jan 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.