United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HR 754 — Investing in Main Street Act of 2025

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Investing in Main Street Act of 2025This 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%.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The text indicates that Bill HR 754 has been received in the Senate on February 25, 2025, and has been read twice before being referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Additionally, a previous designation of the bill as "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This change reflects the bill's progression from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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754 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
754 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
754 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.
754 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.
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KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
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754 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  4. Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H743-745)

  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 754.

  7. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H743)

  8. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H743)

  9. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  10. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 542 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (542)

542 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

finance housing labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 754 do?
Investing in Main Street Act of 2025This 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%.
Who sponsors HR 754?
HR 754 is sponsored by Chu, Judy (Democratic), Finstad, Brad (Republican), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Garbarino, Andrew R. (Republican), and Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 754?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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