Provide grants and loans to help small businesses in rural areas grow and create jobs.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act of 2025?
The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act of 2025 is S. 2691, which has been in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry since September 2, 2025. The committee members must act next to move the bill forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills fail because committees do not hold a vote on them. History shows that the vast majority of legislation ends due to committee inaction rather than a formal vote against the proposal.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Act of 2025 (S. 2691 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
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 S. 2996 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2996 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.