John Kennedy (R-LA)
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act," proposes amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The primary goal is to expand access to capital for small businesses located in rural areas. It achieves this by inserting specific language into existing law regarding women-owned small businesses. The bill has been introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
Small business owners in rural areas gain expanded access to capital through these amendments.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill expands the category of businesses eligible for certain capital access provisions to include rural-area small businesses.
- Scored +4
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill specifically benefits the economic landscape of rural communities by supporting their small businesses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Capital Access: The bill adds "rural-area small businesses" to specific paragraphs in the Securities Exchange Act of s1934, which aims to expand access to capital for these businesses (Sec. 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts identified: The provided text does not contain any information regarding potential negative consequences or burdens.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Small business owners in rural areas gain expanded access to capital through these amendments. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically benefits the economic landscape of rural communities by supporting their small businesses.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill expands the category of businesses eligible for certain capital access provisions to include rural-area small businesses. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill aims to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, which can facilitate job creation.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill targets rural-area small businesses to help expand their access to capital.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Expanding capital access to rural areas may provide marginal economic benefits that assist in poverty reduction.
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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