H.R. 4267: Small Business Credit Availability Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-07 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Small Business Credit Availability Act

Plain summary

Small Business Credit Availability Act This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to reduce the required asset-coverage ratio applicable to a Business Development Company (BDC) from 200% to 150% if: (1) the BDC makes specified disclosures on its website and to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and (2) the modified asset-coverage ratio is approved by the required majority of the BDC's directors, general partners, or shareholders (as applicable). The SEC must allow BDCs to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Small Business Credit Availability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · 22 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act (2018-03-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Foster (D-IL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4267.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4267 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115