H.R. 2409 — Referred from Senate

IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2409 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT 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,. Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk