II
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 294
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7, 2023
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Rosen, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
.
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—
in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses,
after women-owned small businesses,
; and
in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses,
after women-owned small businesses,
.