Todd Young (R-IN)

Investing in Main Street Act of 2025

S. 2223 · Senate bill Commerce

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Investing in Main Street Act of 2025," aims to change the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. The primary goal is to increase the amount that can be invested in small business investment companies. It specifically targets changes to Section 302(b) of the existing law. The amendment proposes raising certain investment limits from 5 percent to 15 percent.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill directly increases the capital available for investment in small business investment companies.

  • Scored +6

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill facilitates easier access to investment capital for small business owners.

  • Scored +5

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    Increased investment in small business investment companies can lead to job growth through expanded small business operations.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.