Increase the amount of investment capital available to small businesses by changing regulations for small business investment companies.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act?
The Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act is stalled in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as of May 19, 2025. The committee members must act next to hold a vote, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. This lack of action is the standard way most legislation ends in Congress.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act (S. 1808 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since May 2025
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1379 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1379 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
David McCormick (R-PA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.