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H.R. 1973: Business Development Company Modernization Act

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H.R. 1973: Business Development Company Modernization Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-14 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Business Development Company Modernization Act

Plain summary

Business Development Company Modernization Act - Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow business development companies to invest in: (1) a registered investment adviser or investment adviser to an investment company, or (2) an eligible portfolio company (generally, a small- or middle-market financial service company).

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Business Development Company Modernization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1973 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113