On the recordSeptember 7, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 294) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 294 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act''. SEC. 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,''. ____________________
