H.R. 2409 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2019Mrs. Axne (for herself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Riggleman, and Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act. 2. 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,.