Lets investors put more money into small businesses in rural areas, low-income communities, and key technology fields.
This bill would make it easier for investment companies to put more money into small businesses in rural areas, low-income communities, and key technology fields. It would do this by changing rules for how much debt these companies can take on, especially when investing in these specific businesses, aiming to boost their access to funding.
Today, Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) have limits on how much debt they can take on, and only investments in low-income areas can be partly excluded from these limits. This bill would expand those exclusions to also include investments in small businesses in rural areas, critical technology fields, and small manufacturers. It would also change the maximum debt an individual SBIC can have from 300% to 200% of its private capital, and set new dollar limits like $250,000,000 for some companies, potentially freeing up more capital for targeted investments.
S 3341 · 119th Congress · December 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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