Investing in Main Street Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR754 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-28. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Summary (plain-language)
Investing in Main Street Act of 2025 This bill authorizes certain banking entities to invest up to 15% of their capital and surplus in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs) or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. The current limit is 5%.
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What politicians say
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2025-02-24 | Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2025-02-24 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H743-745) |
| 2025-02-24 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 754. |
| 2025-02-24 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H743) |
| 2025-02-24 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H743) |
| 2025-02-24 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. |
Lobbying on this bill
Showing 7 of 7 bill mentions.
Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q2 2026 | $20,000 | |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q2 2026 | $20,000 | |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q2 2026 | $20,000 | |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q1 2026 | $20,000 | |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q1 2026 | $20,000 | |
| THORN RUN PARTNERS | SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE (SBIA) | Q1 2026 | $20,000 | |
| NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | Q1 2026 | $15,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.