EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS ACT

On 2026-09-29, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS ACT" in the Senate.

EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 154 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5185] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS ACT Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1190 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1190) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1190) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR1190, HR1190